He argues that juggling is interesting both for its structure and methods, which allow you to advance and transcend yourself one step at a time, and for the fact that juggling skills allow you to perform to your heart's content; you don't have to be stuck in an office. "Buskers have no boss to please, and are open to attack and ridicule from their audiences.
對胡啟志來說，雜技的有趣不僅因為它有結構、模式可循，能一步步超越、提升自我，也因為只要有一技在身，他就可以隨心所欲站上街頭盡情揮灑，而不必向主流體制臣服。