It can give you the breathing room to actually _do_ something that can change your status and allow you to have a decent shot at "own the means of production", though.
I've probably had hundreds of conversations with people who will say "well, not everyone can afford to move town" or "not everyone can afford to take a week off work" or whatever else.
That's an enormous handicap - you're basically a slave to your current job, and if it tires you out enough that you can't train/learn/do other productive work outside of it, then you're stuck.
Personally I grew up with essentially zero, and pretty much self-enforced level 1 upon myself until this chart would have me at level 4.
People talk a lot about how certain startup founders aren't really risking anything because they start out with a safety net. You can create that safety net for yourself, with a little luck along the way, provided that you're sensible.
I've probably had hundreds of conversations with people who will say "well, not everyone can afford to move town" or "not everyone can afford to take a week off work" or whatever else.
That's an enormous handicap - you're basically a slave to your current job, and if it tires you out enough that you can't train/learn/do other productive work outside of it, then you're stuck.
Personally I grew up with essentially zero, and pretty much self-enforced level 1 upon myself until this chart would have me at level 4.
People talk a lot about how certain startup founders aren't really risking anything because they start out with a safety net. You can create that safety net for yourself, with a little luck along the way, provided that you're sensible.