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tl;dr "Being your own boss is hard work." It's true that some people are going to have an easier time quitting a full time job to pursue a passion than others.
by beatpanda 10y ago
tl;dr "Being your own boss is hard work."
It's true that some people are going to have an easier time quitting a full time job to pursue a passion than others. The correct response is for those of us who have that privilege to do our best to recognize that not everyone can do that, and then enable those people for whom that's harder.
Discussions of privilege derail when they turn in to "...and so you should feel bad for being happy." No, you should recognize that if it's within your power to help other people be as happy as you are, you have a responsibility to do that.
- xivzgrev 10y agoI dont think thats author was saying. Its just that when we paint the pretty vision, we should be explicit about who is applies for / include disclaimers. Otherwise some people who have obstacles in their reality that you did not have may feel inspired, take a leap and...crash into those obstacles. You cant be responsible for other peoples actions, but to the degree you can be self aware about whom your advice applies to, you should.