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Re:The "Passive Income" trap ate a generation of entrepreneurs by wolvesechoes on Friday April 17, 2026 @06:53AM (#47804531)
Stop telling people this bullshit.

It is good to encourage people to save money and invest them, but 8 out of 10 people out there don't earn enough to gather so much capital to live off it.

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Re:The "Passive Income" trap ate a generation of entrepreneurs by icedchai on Friday April 17, 2026 @09:00AM (#47805461)
In general, you are right, but many people on this site do earn enough. Engineers have some of the highest paying "normal person" jobs out there. If we can't save and invest for the future, who can?
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Re:The "Passive Income" trap ate a generation of entrepreneurs by faanghacker on Friday April 17, 2026 @09:33AM (#47805772)
Agreed. And if more high income professionals pursued this path, it would tip the balance of power in the workforce away from employers. That's a win for all except those at the top.
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