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Randal Murphey's avatar

I think the average solopreneur is fine, but to think the 9-5 is going away is a pipe dream. But even if it did happen, the liberties you enjoy especially of travel, would disappear entirely.

In fact, for the solopreneur the scalability of the business stops at some point. If the business is to progress you must either hire a 9-5er or sell the business.

The economics of this utopian solopreneurship are a bit ridiculous. Adding to all of this, the advocation for pursuing a solopreneur career and ditching the degree is invalid as well. Some careers fields humans will want tested professionals.

Yet, even in the solopreneur world I’ve seen a lot of people offer something that isn’t worth buying but they are able to sell because it feels good. Like “pastors” on a Sunday service who say “pay me and God will bless you,” many solopreneurs offer a “subscribe to me for a price and I’ll show you how to bless yourself.” But this is that kind of post that “buys” subscribers because it feels good but practically does nothing.

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Melvin H Waller's avatar

My online business is based in the USA, but I have been working from the Philippines for 10 years, 1 month now. I'll never go back to 9 to 5. AI will also replace a lot of jobs and supplement our own work. AI has already saved me a lot of time and it just gets better and better. :-)

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