Trading time for money is already how it works. It's the default. There's nothing more satisfying about it. We've been doing it since we got our first job sacki

Trading time for money is already how it works. It's the default. There's nothing more satisfying about it. We've been doing it since we got our first job sacking groceries or folding sweaters. You're paid a fixed rate because you're not the one risking anything. This isn't "The System". It's just the labor market. > My point is that if it takes so much effort... So what? It takes effort. Everything does. Building something that produces value on your own whim takes effort just like satisfying the terms of a work contract or finding good contracting relationships in the first place. Know what else takes effort? Building only what others pay you to build despite your ability to build anything. Not everyone is content with that. I reckon most of us don't consider that the height of our life ambitions, but the alternatives aren't as straightforward as dropping our CV into a dropbox. Hence this Ask HN submission. Your posts are just selling some brand of status quo that we're already familiar with.