“Working for yourself sounds like freedom but it's actually just trading one boss for a thousand cruel clients.”
Agree
- Clients are more demanding than managers
- Financial instability creates constant background anxiety
- You never stop working, it colonizes everything
- Every problem becomes your personal failure alone
Disagree
- Autonomy over time is worth the tradeoffs
- You choose which battles to fight finally
- Building something yours creates lasting legacy
- Bad clients can be fired, bad bosses can't
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