Тонкое искусство пофигизма

           Ifmymetrichadbeentobecomeananarcho-communistrevolutionary,thenmycompletefailuretomakeanymoneybetween2007and2008wouldhavebeenaravingsuccess.Butif,likemostpeople,mymetrichadbeentosimplyfindafirstseriousjobthatcouldpaysomebillsrightoutofschool,Iwasadismalfailure.

           Igrewupinawealthyfamily.Moneywasneveraproblem.Onthecontrary,Igrewupinawealthyfamilywheremoneywasmoreoftenusedtoavoidproblemsthansolvethem.Iwasagainfortunate,becausethistaughtmeatanearlyagethatmakingmoney,byitself,wasalousymetricformyself.Youcouldmakeplentyofmoneyandbemiserable,justasyoucouldbebrokeandbeprettyhappy.Therefore,whyusemoneyasameanstomeasuremyself-worth?

           Instead,myvaluewassomethingelse.Itwasfreedom,autonomy.TheideaofbeinganentrepreneurhadalwaysappealedtomebecauseIhatedbeingtoldwhattodoandpreferredtodothingsmyway.TheideaofworkingontheInternetappealedtomebecauseIcoulddoitfromanywhereandworkwheneverIwanted.

           Iaskedmyselfasimplequestion:“WouldIrathermakedecentmoneyandworkajobIhated,orplayatInternetentrepreneurandbebrokeforawhile?”Theanswerwasimmediateandclearforme:thelatter.Ithenaskedmyself,“IfItrythisthingandfailinafewyearsandhavetogogetajobanyway,willIhavereallylostanything?”Theanswerwasno.Insteadofabrokeandunemployedtwenty-two-year-oldwithnoexperience,I’dbeabrokeandunemployedtwenty-five-year-oldwithnoexperience.