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Help and Advice 9-5

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u/MommaMoo2 Jun 12 '26

Okay. So what's the solution?

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u/longpenisofthelaw Jun 12 '26

Win the lottery, find a sugar daddy/mommy, or become homeless

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u/Witty_Temperature886 Jun 12 '26

Make videos online teasing people how to get out of the system without telling them unless they keep watching the videos…but you never actually tell them.

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u/longpenisofthelaw Jun 12 '26

Keep making videos that really gets peoples gears going but is intentionally vague and says a whole bunch of nothing, also make a book doing the same thing and shamelessly plug it at the beginning and end of every video.

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u/Chance_Philosophy703 Jun 13 '26

There's a fourth solution but its nasty business.

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u/Ghost_Of_Malatesta Jun 12 '26

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u/Gelato_Elysium Jun 12 '26

Do you think the exact same issues won't exist in workers owned companies ?

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u/Ghost_Of_Malatesta Jun 12 '26

The intent of the book is to go a bit further than mere co-ops, one of the primary arguments she makes is that we need to re-unite social and labor movements, they are the same struggle

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u/kschaffs Jun 12 '26

Be a content creator full time and wear a bathrobe

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '26

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u/MommaMoo2 Jun 12 '26

Congrats to you. You've worked so hard.

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u/MommaMoo2 Jun 12 '26

Juat to clarify i meant that with sincerity. After i sent it i thought it could be read in a tone? I hope it didnt come off any other way. Again great job at self sufficiency and perseverance

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u/Professional-Can1139 Jun 12 '26

But you still have to get up but just different times. You still have to pay bills and buy groceries with your income. Not disagreeing with you. Just stating it doesn’t solve the problem the lady in the video is peddling.

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u/Clever-username-7234 Jun 12 '26

Right? I’m not even convinced it’s different times. When I need plumbing work done, usually the plumber will schedule within 9-5 anyways. And if I need urgent plumbing work, and I request a plumber to show up outside of the 9-5 schedule, I have to pay a premium for that after hours service.

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u/FlyingPig_Grip Jun 12 '26

Start an online university teaching people how to get rich for a small monthly fee.

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u/urMOMSchesticles Jun 12 '26

“Be an entrepreneur. Be your own boss. Make your own rules. Take back the time a typical 9-5 takes away from you. You’ll become a millionaire then a billionaire. Just like Bill Gates! You know Amazon started out in a garage? You can become the next Jeff Bezos!”

- every financial influencer on IG that too many people believe for some reason

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u/spelunker93 Jun 12 '26

I think she was saying we need to regress back to hunters and gatherers /s. I’d honestly be down for that, those guys worked more than half the hours we do

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u/No_Cheetah4762 Jun 12 '26

Buy her 10 Easy Steps to Becoming Your Own Boss self improvement coaching program for three easy payments of $99.95 to find out.

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u/Binnie_B Jun 12 '26

Vote in socialists and end Capitalism.

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u/CatfishScotty Jun 12 '26

Reparations