Quitting your job to pursue your passion is a privilege
I don&#x27;t understand the extremist views of blog posts like this. Do you really need to think in such simplistic &quot;truisms&quot; and catch phrases?<p>&gt; Quitting your job to pursue your passion is bullshit.<p>Not at all true. I know plenty of working class people who have saved money at their day jobs, researched a small business opportunity, and chosen to pursue it. A decent portion of them are succeeding beyond their wildest expectations. All are glad to have had the experience and put their money where their mouth (dream) is. You only live once after all. Not starting a business you wanted to is not a stone you want to leave unturned, for a lot of people.<p>But there&#x27;s some key points here. They saved money. They planned. They came up with contingencies.<p>&gt; This messaging is only beneficial for privileged people and very dangerous for working class people.<p>Right, throw away that ambition and continue to be my employee until the end of time. This is the kind of thing I would write as a modern day &quot;Lord of the Manor&quot;.<p>Once again, be intelligent. Have an idea of your worth. Use the internet to do research, learn about small businesses, and financial planning.<p>Of course there&#x27;s a big difference between a working class person and the kid who grew up in the valley with parents working at GoogleSoftBook who gets shuttled into Stanford and isn&#x27;t in a rush to pay loans or move out after graduation, preferring instead to make mobile apps with his frat. That doesn&#x27;t seem to be what&#x27;s being discussed though. It&#x27;s just some vague attack at those who go out on their own. I&#x27;m surprised this sort of post is getting upvoted on HN. Are we a forum of spectators envious at those who chose to try that which we did not?<p>As a final thought, people complaining about other people&#x27;s privilege would be doing themselves a much bigger favor if they got off their ass and worked to maximize their own potential. Don&#x27;t try to bring me down, work on bringing yourself up. I&#x27;d be happy to help.