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Is it really though? I imagine way more people would love to spend all their free time on their hobbies, and would sacrifice some of the luxuries of the modern
by armchairhacker 4y ago
Is it really though? I imagine way more people would love to spend all their free time on their hobbies, and would sacrifice some of the luxuries of the modern world, but work crap jobs. And most of these people don't have kids.
See: the amount of miserable people on Reddit and elsewhere.
- TAForObvReasons 4y agoIf you have good relations with your parents, you can grind away in their basement. For obvious reasons, many people cannot or do not want to take that approach
- t43562 4y agoNot all countries have a social stigma attached to living with parents and a degree of parental interference/influence in your adult life is accepted. Perhaps this is because of high interest rates - can't just get out of dodge and take a loan on a house.
- quickthrower2 4y agoI don't think it is a money thing, but flexibility. Working 4 days for 80% pay is seen as a privilege. It shouldn't be. And the part time friendly jobs (supermarket checkout, Uber, etc.) don't pay well per hour. One workaround is to contract, 6 months contract then 6 months off. If you want to work your entire life on your hobby without worrying about how to source money at all ... well that requires being born rich most likely. I think for most people the blocker is themselves and societal expectations. "People will think you are a bum" is more of a blocker than "How much money left in account". Especially for people reading this comment.