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Re:Ask HN: What's the best way to monetize actual programming? by dnautics on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @09:10AM (#30360131)
> You are supposed to start your own company

This is not always good advice. Maybe you suck at marketing. Maybe you suck at coming up with things people like. Maybe you suck at raising money. Maybe you don't have any network at all. You probably want either a few of these qualities to bootstrap off of, or, start off as a millionaire, before starting a company.

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Re:Ask HN: What's the best way to monetize actual programming? by InitialLastName on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @10:28AM (#30361190)
Maybe you have bills to pay, no generational wealth to act as a safety net, and live in a place whose social safety net has been designed to heavily favor employees of large businesses.
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Re:Ask HN: What's the best way to monetize actual programming? by dnautics on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @05:02PM (#30366384)
For the record, I don't think that's as big a deal. Aside from the generational wealth thing, which I am certain biases the founding type, some of the best founders came about because they had nothing to lose.
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Re:Ask HN: What's the best way to monetize actual programming? by chefandy on Thursday February 24, 2022 @09:05AM (#30454793)
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