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Funny, unlike whatever these busybodies in California are doing, I'm actively working to go the opposite direction in my own life - from full time work to the gig economy. I'm hoping to write about this some more, but so far so good a year and a half in. Here are a few directions I'm working towards:

  - 40 hours -> 20 hours or less
  - boss -> employee-owned
  - office -> remote or shared workspaces
  - set schedule -> set our own schedule
  - being on call -> tech to free us from obligation
  - brands -> anonymity
  - benefits -> societal evolution towards public healthcare
  - egalitarianism -> shared prosperity
  - job security -> a scalable job market in the gig economy
  - scraping by to make rent -> substantial cashflow (donating plasma, Uber, Lyft, Grubhub, Airbnb, etc etc etc)
I think that last point is the one that the status quo will go after, since they always start with the $$$. I'm dismayed that California has chosen to go this route, as they used to be at the forefront of tech and innovation.

The above points are loosely based on concepts from Burning Man (although I've never attended, sadly). Mostly regarding humanism and decommodification.

Can anyone think of some more points to add, or other sources of cashflow?



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