I find it strange

[TheVigilante]

I find it strange that people will happily give 40 years of their life to a company without questioning it, yet if I suggest skipping one Christmas, delaying a holiday, or cutting back on a few nights out to focus your time and money on building a real business online, suddenly I’m the unreasonable one.

It shows how deeply we’ve been conditioned to think like employees - follow the routine, collect the pay cheque, spend what’s left - rather than step back and build something of our own.

The funny thing is, it doesn’t even take a lifetime. Two years of focused effort on one project can completely change your life. Two years of learning, building, publishing, improving. But most people will not do it.

They will binge 36 hours of The Walking Dead without blinking, scroll social media for hours every night, or watch endless Netflix series. Yet ask them to watch a 45-minute tutorial on how to use AI to write better emails or build a simple online system and suddenly the response is, “Oh my God, I don’t have the time, Philip.”

It’s not really about time. It’s about what we’ve been trained to prioritise. Entertainment is easy. Building something for yourself requires focus, patience, and a willingness to think differently.

And that is the part most people have never been taught how to do.

 

[Preying Mantis]

Bro people are brainwashed af by companies it’s not even funny.

100% the truth

 

[Zwielicht]

I find it strange that people will happily give 40 years of their life to a company without questioning it, yet if I suggest skipping one Christmas, delaying a holiday, or cutting back on a few nights out to focus your time and money on building a real business online, suddenly I’m the unreasonable one.

I know this one from experience. There was a time when I hadn't celebrated Christmas in years. I actually used to work on Christmas just so everybody else could spend time with their families. I don't care much for holidays, so it wasn't a big deal for me, although it would've been nice to see my family more often.

The one time I did take a Christmas off, I could tell they had issues with it. They didn't say it outright, but their attitude was pretty telling. Maybe a week off was too much? Maybe a month's notice wasn't enough? Maybe I was just being inconsiderate for some reason? Who can say.

 

[roydan]

I find it strange that people will happily give 40 years of their life to a company without questioning it, yet if I suggest skipping one Christmas, delaying a holiday, or cutting back on a few nights out to focus your time and money on building a real business online, suddenly I’m the unreasonable one.

People don't 'give' years to a company. It's an exchange. You sell time for money.

It shows how deeply we’ve been conditioned to think like employees - follow the routine, collect the pay cheque, spend what’s left - rather than step back and build something of our own.

Industry was modeled after how humans work, not the other way around.
Freelancing or being your own boss doesn't suit everyone, and that's a good thing.
Imagine having a society filled with business owners and no one can hire anyone?

Big companies provide stability small companies can't and it's a good thing most people prefer stability over having their own business.

The funny thing is, it doesn’t even take a lifetime. Two years of focused effort on one project can completely change your life. Two years of learning, building, publishing, improving. But most people will not do it.

You're measuring the entire society based on your own objective. They don't want that, most people count on stability.

They will binge 36 hours of The Walking Dead without blinking, scroll social media for hours every night, or watch endless Netflix series. Yet ask them to watch a 45-minute tutorial on how to use AI to write better emails or build a simple online system and suddenly the response is, “Oh my God, I don’t have the time, Philip.”

This is because they get nothing out of writing better emails while watching Netflix gives them the time off they wanted after they got back home from a job they hate that gives them the stability they prioritize over the sense of accomplishment.

It’s not really about time. It’s about what we’ve been trained to prioritise. Entertainment is easy. Building something for yourself requires focus, patience, and a willingness to think differently.

And that is the part most people have never been taught how to do.

You, as an entrepreneur, would've never had a chance of providing for yourself (and not to mention succeed) unless 90% of people preferred stability over anything else.

It is what it is.

 

[SilverClouds]

Really nice and inspiring post @TheVigilante .

...the best thing about any (even limited) form of entrepreneurship is that even if you're a looser you still end up better off than majority of people.