One of the greatest benefits of entrepreneurship is intellectual freedom.

Not having to bow to the politics of your boss/ company is liberating.

Co-Founder at sablier.com, and open-source developer. I have a broad range of interests, including longevity, epistemology, physics, and psychology.

I really can't wait to be my own boss. After bowing and scraping for years, you start feeling unimportant and soulless because you've lost your voice due to being constantly silenced

Playing devil’s advocate: the market can be a strict boss.

Operator turned investor. Work in TradFi.  @crossroads 🟪

This. I've tried both. People think being your own boss is great, but you trade your freedom for reduced volatility when you work at a stable company. I loathe sigma grindset thinking when for most people, working under and being mentored by smart managers is a completely rational and noble thing.

Playing devil’s advocate: the market can be a strict boss.

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It's both a blessing and a curse. :))

It depends a lot on what each person looks for in life.

The freedom part also means that nobody is there to tell you what you should do next. And that comes as a shock to most people switching from corporation jobs to entrepreneurship.

True but at the same time you have to bow to your customers or clients - which can be as aggravating and frustrating.

I went off on building my own business a few years ago and now I can’t stand working for another person.

Agreed
But the intellectual freedom comes with its occasional period of intellectual drought that isn’t spoken of enough

I agree! While freedom and responsibility come together, that sense of liberation makes it easier to embrace everything