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If you are struggling to get hired AND have a massive financial cushion AND have the right connections in the industry to get funding for your project AND are a
by paxys 3y ago
If you are struggling to get hired AND have a massive financial cushion AND have the right connections in the industry to get funding for your project AND are at a stage in life where failure will not have real consequences.
Most people out there need to put food on the table for their families and make rent next month, and so don't have the above luxuries.
- rrr_oh_man 3y agoI’m not talking about VC-funded moon shots, that’s your bias showing. And it’s not a luxury, it’s a necessity for a knowledge worker, imho. Working on my own (non-monetized, small, used by no-one) stuff has created a string of achievements that created a positive psychological feedback loop during a very dark time. Additionally, it let me work on things that then let me pivot in a completely different direction compared to what I was doing before and make money this way. Personal development is good. Even / especially if you need to whore yourself out at the same time.