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Quitting your job to pursue your passion is a privilege

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Re: Quitting your job to pursue your passion is a privilege

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Post by thesimpsons1022 »

ZeroGravitas wrote: post #118
TeMPOraL wrote: post #116

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for elaborating. I generally agree with the point of view you wrote in this comment, with few caveats: > From their perspective, you're being a bit of an asshole, but you weren't even trying to be an asshole. You just couldn't imagine that people like them existed, probably because you, your friends, your family, your neighbours don't fit that description. While I probably can't consciously put the right amoun…

> "Privilege" is most often brought up as a way to make people feel guilty and derail the discussion. I admit that I've become allergic to this word and can overreact even to legitimate usage of it, but that's due to the guilt-tripping it's most often used to induce. I've seen this claim a lot. What I find strange is that I'm a fairly "right-on" kind of guy, and hang out on some fairly "right-on" bits of the internet…

there are subreddits where people scour the depths of tumblr and feminist blogs to find crazy posts guilting people about privilege. They then pretend this is the mainstream or common view.

Re: Quitting your job to pursue your passion is a privilege

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Post by mkalygin »

Seems like this article messes up definitions of employment, freelance and entrepreneurship. Being entrepreneur is not about getting money from the sky, it's tough. It's about getting higher risks for greater benefits. But you need to pay for it: plan your budget, time and efforts, be accountable and disciplined, try to balance your risks and invest your time/money wisely.

This article is more about "employment is better than freelance". Seems like the author had no passion neither as a full-time employee, nor as a freelancer. It seems like the author don't know what passion really means or simply has no priority for it in her life.

That's ok unless you say that entrepreneurship is "bullshit" for working class. Sounds like a very biased statement. Everyone has their own way. There is nothing wrong with people who have passion to something different than full-time employment.

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