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If it would be easy to make $100 per month, then it would be easy to repeat the process 1000 times and become rich. There's no such things as easy when it com

If it would be easy to make $100 per month, then it would be easy to repeat the process 1000 times and become rich. There's no such things as easy when it comes to making money. You'd have to put time and energy into it.

sametmax 10y ago
Generalization doesn't help. Define "easy". For me it's relative. Some stuff are easier than others. There is not an "absolute" easy. My job is 100x easier than most jobs I know. But I know many people making more money with less effort doing other tasks that are not necessarily jobs. Then of course morality and legality enter in the equation. Very often, making something illegal or immoral increase the ratio pay/effort in your favor. E.G: spam or drugs.
- bsvalley 10y ago
  He used the word "dumb", which make me think he's talking about something anyone can do. If anyone can generate $100/month then we should all be rich by now. Dumb = "simplifying or reducing the intellectual content of something to make it accessible to a larger number of people."
  - alashley 10y ago
    Or "dumb" in developer terms? There are things that are easier for developers than the general population and there are also things that are easier for developers with experience in a particular niche. Also, not everyone has the capacity, time or even desire to pick low hanging fruit. For some the extra additional effort, even if small, is just not worth it outside of a full-time job and other commitments.
    - bsvalley 10y ago
      This is just a sub group. Same rule applies. We, developers, would all be rich by now if we knew a dumb way to make money. to make money as developers we need to sell something. The selling part is the non-trivial aspect I'm refering to.
      - alashley 10y ago
        Makes sense.
      - sametmax 10y ago
        No we would not. I could make easily tons of money by doing spam, advertising, selling viagra only and phishing idiots at macdonalds. I don't do it because it's not the way I want to make money. Last week a friend of mine came around. He had too much money sitting on his bank account and was looking to spend it on a flat. He is a terrible programmer. He just spams. He make 10 times what I do.
loco5niner 10y ago
1000 months = "Get rich in only 83 years!" Also, making an extra $100/month is pretty trivial.

sametmax 10y ago

Generalization doesn't help. Define "easy". For me it's relative. Some stuff are easier than others. There is not an "absolute" easy. My job is 100x easier than most jobs I know. But I know many people making more money with less effort doing other tasks that are not necessarily jobs. Then of course morality and legality enter in the equation. Very often, making something illegal or immoral increase the ratio pay/effort in your favor. E.G: spam or drugs.

bsvalley 10y ago
He used the word "dumb", which make me think he's talking about something anyone can do. If anyone can generate $100/month then we should all be rich by now. Dumb = "simplifying or reducing the intellectual content of something to make it accessible to a larger number of people."
- alashley 10y ago
  Or "dumb" in developer terms? There are things that are easier for developers than the general population and there are also things that are easier for developers with experience in a particular niche. Also, not everyone has the capacity, time or even desire to pick low hanging fruit. For some the extra additional effort, even if small, is just not worth it outside of a full-time job and other commitments.
  - bsvalley 10y ago
    This is just a sub group. Same rule applies. We, developers, would all be rich by now if we knew a dumb way to make money. to make money as developers we need to sell something. The selling part is the non-trivial aspect I'm refering to.
    - alashley 10y ago
      Makes sense.
    - sametmax 10y ago
      No we would not. I could make easily tons of money by doing spam, advertising, selling viagra only and phishing idiots at macdonalds. I don't do it because it's not the way I want to make money. Last week a friend of mine came around. He had too much money sitting on his bank account and was looking to spend it on a flat. He is a terrible programmer. He just spams. He make 10 times what I do.

loco5niner 10y ago

1000 months = "Get rich in only 83 years!" Also, making an extra $100/month is pretty trivial.