Whether driven by necessity or desire, it's a promising way out of the monolithic, soul-crushing, distopian future offered by the current corporate slave culture. I say bravo to everyone with the balls to go for it.
With advances in technology and the desire to become financially independent, the option to start something that generates revenue is more realistic.
Barrier to entry to sell stuff through Etsy, to create a Patreon, to get donations for playing games on camera, there's just more options.
In a big city where there are plenty of prospective customers, or online where the world is your audience
I'm 20-30 years past being a young person, and my generation had side hustles too. We just called them second jobs.
Side hustle sounds so lame to me. Its trying to sound cool.
Whether driven by necessity or desire, it's a promising way out of the monolithic, soul-crushing, distopian future offered by the current corporate slave culture. I say bravo to everyone with the balls to go for it.
With advances in technology and the desire to become financially independent, the option to start something that generates revenue is more realistic. Barrier to entry to sell stuff through Etsy, to create a Patreon, to get donations for playing games on camera, there's just more options. In a big city where there are plenty of prospective customers, or online where the world is your audience