You seem to have a lot of people on forums like this who are just looking for some magical web form to fill out which will result in money flowing in after a co

You seem to have a lot of people on forums like this who are just looking for some magical web form to fill out which will result in money flowing in after a couple of emails. Maybe that exists for some really transactional low-paid small tasks. But, as you say, it's not the reality for most opportunities. In "semi-retirement" (as I prefer to call it), I've contacted various people I know about random possibilities, that may or may not bring in any money, but it keeps doors open. If that's "torture" (per an upstream comment) I don't know what to say.