Why Steve is Wrong About Not Getting a Job (and Starting a Business)

[Matt Willard]

Originally Posted by floslib

I agree that I hate the idea of having a job, and have generally seen it as a loss of freedom. However, living at home can also be limiting to freedom as well, as can being homeless, and I'm trading one set of limits for another. Specifically, I'm looking for the set of limits I find least limiting, then picking up that set until I can discard them all completely.

As much as I dislike living with my mother right now, I prefer it over being homeless and trying to work on my goals.

[munish]

Originally Posted by floslib

Honestly, I think Steve has the right idea, but takes it a little bit too far in his writing sometimes.

I'm working on getting my own business started now. I'm getting there, but it will likely take some time. I spend a lot of time on it, because I have fun with both aspects of it.

Now, I haven't made any major changes at any point, but I've kept making small changes over time, and they add up.

In the meantime, I'm looking for a job to cover my expenses. I simply don't have the money to wait for the site to take off, and would like to be able to support myself. If that means another job for a year or two, or however long it takes, then I'm fine with that. I'll try to find a job that's moderately interesting, and if not, I'll know it's only for a couple years.

Of course, getting a job in the meantime is where I disagree with Steve. He would say it's better to be homeless and work towards your goal anyway, In addition, I still need a little money to keep my site going. I may or may not generate what I need through my site before I need to renew it, though I think I will. After that hurdle, I'll have enough to sustain the site on it's own year after year assuming the same or greater income continues to come in.

For me, the least limiting of these circumstances would be to have a job and my own apartment, until I can support myself without the job.

It is very difficult to be homeless especially during winters.

In north India every year around 1500 homeless die bcause of the cold wave.There are no homeless shelters only temporary night shelters /tents for the homeless.And no shelters for women.My doubt is where will the person keep his belongings ?Like study material or food.

Steve says they are very happy people, i am trying to find more about that by going to Mumbai,which has more homeless than anywhere in the world.Will talk to them.As per media, they take drugs , which i think media is lying about that.

As per my initial research, there are some good homeless people , but there are some very bad characters too.

As Steve said this, there must be some truth in it.That living in a home and doing a job which you dont like , is definitly worst than living in a temporary homeless night shelter / tent and live on a park bench during the day .


One could die because of cold wave or live in hunger for atleast 2 -3 years before your skills reach the level of at least intermdiate.

It is still worth it.

[bugmenot]

It doesn't matter. As the comments have shown, it is impossible to get any two people to agree on anything. If you think you agree with someone. Check again you were mistaken.