Discard the obsolete context.
We identify ourselves with the job we do. Even if it sucks, a job gives purpose and structure to everyday life. It pays our bills and makes us feel responsible. We also like to believe that the institution of work is relatively efficient in creating job opportunities and incomes.
These beliefs are silly and belong to the old framework.
There need to be many more jobs requiring your skills to go around. Since 2000, the net gain in jobs has been zero or negative. The jobs lost in the last 25 years are not coming back. Jobs that do come back will be robotic, part-time, or minimum wage.
Discard the obsolete context.
An epoch of economic and technology-driven change with radical outcomes is underway. It is an opportunity to adopt a new framework—other than a job.
What is that new framework? A self-owned enterprise is the “framework” that will define us.
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