I made a throwaway account. I wouldn't want to be found out be potential employers.
I would want to do this, but I am in The Netherlands where health care is amazing, but the salaries are more modest in terms of absolute value. How would you go about a country like The Netherlands?
I don't like working for someone else or when someone else says what I should do, in most cases. I want to do whatever I want, when I want it. I do think I'll be working on something, because watching movies and playing video games all the time seems like fun but I tried it -- it is depressing.
Currently, I'm teaching a family member to code, because she really needs a distraction from her tough life. Also, she needs to see how smart she is -- even after being homeless for the past 20ish years (it is rare but does exist in The Netherlands). I enjoy that, but I won't get paid for that while it does add value to society I believe. I also would want to do a lot with music, but that seems risky financially. Or, I would want to learn a lot of new languages (e.g. Mandarin or Japanese) for fun. It would be cool to organize some events with friends or other people. Or I would like to help homeless people and refugees. Or, I try a stab at becoming a YouTube or pro-gamer (for fun, not for money). I'm all over the place and I'd like to be that, eventually honing in on the things I really like to do and own it.
Another idea is to go for entrepreneurship. But without a financial cushion seems too risky. Maybe I should apply for a subsidy.
Or, maybe I should just grow up. I honestly don't know. I feel the whole financial independence thing is something you can strive for if you're really crafty and clever but is at the very least just as hard as starting a startup and bring it to scale YC style.
I feel my life is meh because of all this, because I'm being pushed into something I don't want to do but ought to do (work). Maybe Darwin will eventually select my type of genes out eventually, I hope so because this type of suffering is unnecessary.
I would want to do this, but I am in The Netherlands where health care is amazing, but the salaries are more modest in terms of absolute value. How would you go about a country like The Netherlands?
I don't like working for someone else or when someone else says what I should do, in most cases. I want to do whatever I want, when I want it. I do think I'll be working on something, because watching movies and playing video games all the time seems like fun but I tried it -- it is depressing.
Currently, I'm teaching a family member to code, because she really needs a distraction from her tough life. Also, she needs to see how smart she is -- even after being homeless for the past 20ish years (it is rare but does exist in The Netherlands). I enjoy that, but I won't get paid for that while it does add value to society I believe. I also would want to do a lot with music, but that seems risky financially. Or, I would want to learn a lot of new languages (e.g. Mandarin or Japanese) for fun. It would be cool to organize some events with friends or other people. Or I would like to help homeless people and refugees. Or, I try a stab at becoming a YouTube or pro-gamer (for fun, not for money). I'm all over the place and I'd like to be that, eventually honing in on the things I really like to do and own it.
Another idea is to go for entrepreneurship. But without a financial cushion seems too risky. Maybe I should apply for a subsidy.
Or, maybe I should just grow up. I honestly don't know. I feel the whole financial independence thing is something you can strive for if you're really crafty and clever but is at the very least just as hard as starting a startup and bring it to scale YC style.
I feel my life is meh because of all this, because I'm being pushed into something I don't want to do but ought to do (work). Maybe Darwin will eventually select my type of genes out eventually, I hope so because this type of suffering is unnecessary.