Founders

Founder mode or not, why is it always the assumption  that everyone’s greatest aspiration should be to become a founder?

When I was growing up, anyone who wasn’t trying to quit their stable job to become an entrepreneur was frowned upon.

When I started working in film, the dominant idea was that every director/producer should dream of being independent and having their own production company.

Now everyone needs to be a founder. Why? Very few are actually cut out for this.
I’m just a little tired of this narrative being pushed on us that you’re either a visionary one-person show or a total loser. 

There are so many exciting options below the founder lever that never get the credit/respect they deserve. People get stuck in this “feeling of underperformance” loops when they shouldn’t be.

*Your friendly neighborhood drama queen. Tall. Reddish-blonde. Doesn’t smile*
Normie homie. Works in entertainment.

Not only do I NOT want to be a founder, I don’t want to be an employee of one, either.

I want enough funds to escape the rat race and enjoy my days on this spinning space ball with my family and frens without worry. Just enjoying life, probably still shitcasting here and messing with my hobbies.

Props to the “grinders,” but hard pass from me.

Yeah, if you generally have a more mellow personality you should be accepted for that