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If picking up software contracts here and there is consistent enough for you to count on then it's either already a full time job or the end result of years of
by gopher_space 5y ago
If picking up software contracts here and there is consistent enough for you to count on then it's either already a full time job or the end result of years of networking and experience.
UBI would let people devoted to a subject pursue only that.
- wutbrodo 5y agoSure, I'm not suggesting that it's as easy or as comprehensive as UBI, of which I'm a strong and longtime supporter. I'm saying that the existence of this weaker alternative is illuminating: there's a non-trivial subset of the population for whom this is an option, including many OSS maintainers, and they don't seem especially jazzed about the idea of making an income that's 10% of what their skills could bring in.
- gopher_space 5y agoPersonally speaking I wouldn't see that as an alternative. Just doing a little above-the-table consulting work comes with periodic obligations. Why make a fraction of your income to still deal with the distractions? I think you could just ask retired people who volunteer about the subject and get a good take on it.