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> Instead, what I think has drastically changed over the past 40 years or so is the ability of a solopreneur to make real money.

Hard disagree.

As the article notes, I think if you concentrate on a real business, not a scam-y 'get rich quick scheme' business then, especially with the internet, its never been easier to run a solo business at scale.

For myself, I wrote an app as a side hobby, which then took off, so I started working on it part-time, then moved to full-time when the revenue justified.

It's now growing to where it exceeds what I would have made working for someone else.

Note this took 7+ years of constant work, improvements and care.

It's the type of dedication that makes you competitive with even larger organisations.

And the time required to be a 'success' ensures that you won't have any competitors who just want to make a quick buck or get to "passive income" within a year or two.



A real business is simply one that makes money. Not some gatekeeping criteria presented by the ridiculous OP.

Just because you took 7+ years to develop a business does not mean that all businesses require that or that it is the only way.


You keep telling yourself that.


Why the hate? If you believe GP is wrong, then why not outline where you think they are wrong?

HN is one of the few places left where low effort snark is thankfully below the noise floor, please don't destroy that.




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