Ironic Course of Life: A Case for the Lone Entrepreneur

I was thinking about this the other day. Follow my course of thought. It leads to an interesting conclusion.

Life plays tricks on you and there’s no better tricks than ones that are performed in the daytime:

    - You’re born into this world with tons of energy, growing every day.

    - In the beginning, your time is totally unstructured…

    - Then you go to school, where it becomes increasingly structured until the age of 18.

    - At 18, you go to college. Sure, there’s structure, but you’re relatively free to do what you what you want… a brief respite

    - This leads to work, usually as an employee. Again, you’re following directions.

    - It just gets more structured as you move along… marriage, kids, then retirement.

    - Retirement sounds nice, but what happens when you move into your 70’s…

    - Structure in a nursing home, senior assisted living center, or your kids house. Doesn’t sound too great.

Now, corporations were created to increase profits and they allowed for the continuing efficiency of business and society. The manifestation of corporate structure also materially weakened the independence and muted the free will that resides within every human soul.

We now have the Internet. Has anyone realized that the Internet is acting as a counterweight to the ruthless corporation? At times, it’s now more efficient for projects to be created independently. Who needs the bureaucracy and capital that the corporation brings? More often than not, it’s a burden. Ok, 50/50.

Isn’t it ironic, don’t you think?

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