How To Escape Wage Slavery (Entrepreneurship Is Modern Survival)

A year ago, I watched this video: • How To Escape Wage Sla... - since then, my mind has been opened to the depth of this problem.
Everyone's a slave to something. Money, sex, social media, routines, etc. Most people don't have the skills to make money whenever they want, so they become chained to a paycheck.
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0:00 Modern Slavery Is Real
6:26 Society Is A Pyramid Scheme Of Attention
11:20 The Wage Slave
13:42 Entrepreneurship Is Modern Survival
16:38 Skill & Opportunity
Video title ideas (for the algo!):
how to quit your 9-5 job for good
how to become an entrepreneur in 2023
#WageSlavery #Entrepreneurship #Philosophy

[@mrwojna]

I was a slave! But I quit. Now I’m just going broke if I don’t figure something out. Crazy thing is… I feel more alive than I ever did even though my financial situation is spiraling. When I had a “secure” job, I felt like an extra in my own movie. Now I feel like the actual star! Weird.

[@ryanmcdougall3626]

You'll find your way and learn important lessons in the process ..keep pushing ,you can do it!

[@Hardstyler981]

The thing is america has a system to forcer you to keep working aka as property tax and other. Tax

[@mrwojna]

@@ryanmcdougall3626 thank you!!!!

[@Jaffa_Cake]

" losing all hope was freedom " someone once said :-)

[@nbsfreightllc]

This is SPOT on & EXACTLY how I feel & currently going through! It is weird & very uncomfortable but I still have it in me to keep going! IDK at times 🤷‍♂️ but 😂 & keep going!

[@michaelprice3040]

What drives me is the daily nausea of having to get up and grind for survival. It feels horrible and is a great motivator to search for a better existence.

[@sten260]

well thats what people have done for thousands of years, get used to it

[@michaelprice3040]

@@sten260 getting used to it makes you comfortable, being comfortable is a trap that stops people from progressing. The worse it feels the better it serves to motivate you to change your surroundings.

[@abbyarnold4477]

Be a man and go to work . Winer

[@omtheta1821]

lol Ya until the Grind wheels roll over you and you burn out...."The Nausea of meaningless exsistence feels great" Honestly not gonna lie or trying to mean mean but thats a super sad motivator unless you are joking

[@sten260]

@@michaelprice3040 thats more lucrative but definitely not easier. Grinding 9-5 for 40 years is the easy part

[@user-ny5xe2hx7t]

Success depends on the actions or steps you take to achieve it. Building wealth involves developing good habits like regularly putting money away in intervals for solid investments. Financial management is a crucial topic that most tend to shy away from, and ends up haunting them in the near future.., I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life!!

[@AnaOliveira-io1hx]

I started paying more attention to stock and learning more about online trades

[@LeonorFerreira-ur5th]

It all became interesting when I met Shanita online and she gradually exposed me to the whole trading market and how to earn massively from it

[@JewellOguin]

Naturally, there's a lot of math involved in forex trading. but this is often presented in forms of daunting technical charts, indicators, patterns.

[@LarsVanVeen]

Trading systems allow you to limit the factor of emotional influence on decision-making, as well as to give the trade a certain degree of systemic character.

[@DeborahPearson-ng2cs]

I’ve grown so much in forex through the mentoring of Shanita Creswell

[@frankie9457]

“Society is a pyramid scheme of attention.” Well said

[@flyinpatrick]

This guy escaped the pyramid scheme by creating his own pyramid scheme by teaching others how to make money online. He has literally made 95% of his money selling courses on how to make money online

[@frankie9457]

@@flyinpatrick It's not a pyramid scheme, because he has stated over and over that there are endless ways to go into business for yourself. Each person has their own thing, their own flavor, and Dan's personal niche is teaching people how to monetize on being themselves and bettering themselves. What are you giving your attention to that is getting you out of wage slavery? Go with that.

[@flyinpatrick]

Yes that would be true if he didn’t claim writing makes so much money when he makes his money not from writing but selling courses on how to write. I’ve made enough money to never work again in my life and that’s from creating physical products people buy like a normal business.

[@QuantumCookingZ]

​@flyinpatrick that's some business 🥺😄 😎👌

[@factory_enslavement]

@@frankie9457 If he stated that there are other things that you can do in order to get money, doesn't mean that his way of making it isn't by a pyramid scheme

[@sten260]

I think every person should start at least 1 company in their life. Even if it fails, it's a good practical experience, it teaches a lot about independence and how the world works.

[@teeteeshouse]

100% of businesses fail, it's just a matter of when.

[@FBeckenbauer4]

Just an fyi, most business owners struggle, many businesses fail, you're still beholden to your clients, suppliers, employees, intermediaries, banks, government agencies, at the whim of any of them pulling the plug on you.

[@andre5468]

Pretty much. Man is meant to toil the earth. I used to get so upset about it growing up, I thought life was a scam. I'm just happy to work on something im passionate about, even if its for a company.

[@LG-ro5le]

Facts, people who go on about starting a business as ‘living the dream’ 9/10 are the same people who have never started one

[@jennajewert]

When I was working one of my more recent 9 to 5's in the nonprofit world, I was struck by how "owned" I felt by the company. Every part of my life revolved around my job, even on weekends. My healthcare, pension, gym membership, cellphone, vacations were all associated with the job. Then came the mandatory off site, after hours team building stuff (forced fun on the employee's time off) and "wellness" initiatives like trying to get us to weigh ourselves at work for weight loss challenges, etc. Finally when I left they had us doing mandatory diversity trainings (inflammatory anti racist indoctrination meetings) which left staff feeling confused and demoralized. What a nightmare. Yeah, I was owned.

[@f50koenigg]

What about now?

[@AM-cs8yi]

i experienced the very same thing, cog in a large machine - only purpose of the cog is the betterment of the machine, sadly most others around would not question the situation and double down on being a better cog along with with increasing personal expenses to match the pay - no room for stepping out of line then, working round the clock to pay for latest model car, iphone, ipad, mac and expensive mortgage... I left when wearing rainbow effects became mandatory and HR chuckled at my reasoning for not doing so - being a Christian deemed to be some unsavoury creature on par with German Nazis from 1939...

[@SpataWorks]

Same here

[@joyhappiness]

Ignoring the stupid bot comment, what are you doing now that makes you free?

[@KingBuffo]

@@AM-cs8yi Good for you brother!

[@hazeylulu]

I didn't graduate from high school and am currently finishing up my credits for only English and history. I'm now 33 with no kids. But throughout my 20s, I was lucky enough to experience different types of jobs. From working for an after-school program for troubled students, a club promoter, helped my dad, who owned a few bakery shops in San Francisco, worked at a warehouse doing inventory for a family friend, had a side job doing makeup. I taught myself in so many ways growing up. It was so difficult having to grow up so young, no regrets. I live my life as a minimalist. I'm so passionate about learning how to farm, maybe learn more agriculture and horticulture. I will never stop learning because, in the end, I overcame many traumas and continue to thrive to live a free life without any stress. Thank you for sharing your story! New subscriber!

[@omtheta1821]

I appreciate comments like yyours cause it's nice to hear a relateable down to earth story. Thanks for sharing for real! I wish the best for you and hope you find happiness in every moment. Much love

[@hazeylulu]

@omtheta1821 awww thank you so much! 🙏

[@zoesosa7524]

you got this! a good agriculture job in california wood be considering working around marijuana-which is something I plan on getting into in the near future

[@angelachanellehuang5663]

Congrats

[@Mathiasabt5765]

I am at least familiar with the idea of leverage. It's not as hard to make money and become financially independent as many people think. It is much simpler to accumulate wealth and uphold long-term financial stability when you have the right information. Participating in financial products and programmes is the only real way to make a lot of money and keep it that way forever.

[@anneschneerer3578]

Most people just start trading currencies on foreign exchange markets without understanding things like this. Establishing your goals and risk tolerance is the first step in building wealth. You can do this on your own or with the help of a financial advisor affiliated with a reputable financial institution. Additionally, if you can develop a clear plan and learn the facts about investing and saving, you should be able to gradually build up your financial security and reap the rewards of income management.

[@sheldonevans8465]

That is why I work with Joseph Sylvan Anderson, who introduced me to a better financial community, a verified agency where I learned about money and how to make it, and free books, courses, and daily lectures. You can also meet new people, which was the best decision I ever made.

[@adamsynder6300]

Investing passively has enabled me to earn over six figures, and Joseph Sylvan Anderson has shown me the right community to join in order to expand my financial resources without putting in a lot of effort. No matter how badly the market is doing, I will always be profitable.

[@cadenkerr873]

He does appear to be very knowledgeable about this subject. I discovered his online page after conducting a Google search for his full name. I read through his resume, educational background, and qualifications, and it was very impressive. I left him a note and scheduled a call with him.

[@louwegner3175]

Working with a financial advisor with experience in a reputable financial firm, like Joseph, will actually position you for success in life. As a result, I'm glad I was able to contact "Joseph Sylvan Anderson" earlier this year because, while others were lamenting the market's decline as a result of the state of the economy, I was busy learning from him and eventually made over seven figures in the first quarter alone, proving the maxim that it's always a good idea to join the right community.

[@itsnlee]

Had a taste of the "wage slavery" back in uni and realised so much of my time revolved around it, even weekends. It was all so wrong, but seeing everyone else doing it made the idea that surely there's something better seem off or ridiculous. I would study for 40-50hrs per week and eventually realised a 9-5 would provide the same feeling - depression, lack of fulfillment, such a dead end routine. I quit and never felt so free. I've learnt in the past year more than I ever did in school.

[@catalyst_cadatalyst6369]

What do you do now? Curious cause I'm having the same realisation but dont know where to start!

[@vikramchoudhary5938]

​@@catalyst_cadatalyst6369 have you figured out what to do if not 9-5..I'm in a similar situation..there is no freedom in doing a job

[@sheldonconk9526]

I woke up literally with this feeling exemplified by this title. I’m thought to myself. “Wow I’m really forced to work and obey” … I need to become reliant upon my own actions again to make capital.

[@intrusive-th0t]

1) most small businesses fail within a few years 2) unless you’re a multimillionaire/billionaire already, you can lose literally everything overnight if you’re investing and the market turns sour 3) everyone can’t be an entrepreneur. That’s the ideology of a pyramid scheme. Realistically most people need to do the normal jobs that keep the world running and it’s more important to fight for rights and better conditions in those jobs

[@AF_1892]

Random comment. Work for myself. I woke up today at 11pm. My alarm was for 5p and I missed it. I'm a chick. Having this dream of making out with a younger Reese Witherspoon with sweet abs. Then Jose Alvarez (Houston Astros) his wife enters the chat and starts cheering and maybe wanting to join. Showed us her freshly done nails from the salon. Jose Alvarez just smiled a homerun grin. I woke up finally.

[@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit]

​@@AF_1892Hell of a miss with that alarm..and 5 PM? I hope Reese was worth the extra 6 hours...

[@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit]

It's quite an epiphany when it finally dawns on you. Most people can't see past the conditioning, since they're completely unaware of it. They just do what they're "supposed to" solely because it's what they're "supposed to" do.

[@markhirstwood4190]

That's not what 'literally' means.

[@kcreyesmaquilan9741]

Man you are so right about this I quit working for the system in 2011. I used to work 80 plus hours a week and made around 13k a month I was so tired of it when I found out my boss was charging the clients about 6x my hourly rate. I started to realize that everything was a scam or a lie thats what we are told is the American dream was no more than chains of slavery. College debt, mortgage debt, car loan debt, credit card debt. I was lucky I didnt have much debt i paid it all off and left the country went to thailand where my money would go much further. The funny thing was when I would meet other expats and share this slave idea they would get pissed and many of them didnt want to hang out anymore after bouncing around asia for a few years I finally ended up in the Philippines and now farm a few hundred hectars of sugar cane. Its only harvested once a year and I can live a free life as long as I keep up with the irrigation and fertilizer schedule and be there when its harvested and pick up the check from the sugar cane mill. I am getting bored though cause ive kinda run out of things i want to do after doing what i want to do for a decade so now im looking for something to take up some time.

[@angelachanellehuang5663]

My God. Don't put up with a job or career you don't like

[@LG-ro5le]

13k a freakin month? And you quit?

[@kcreyesmaquilan9741]

@@LG-ro5le 13k a month isn't that much money anymore... I'm doing some consultant work now plus my sugar cane farm working 30 hours a week I make more than that now.

[@LG-ro5le]

@@kcreyesmaquilan9741 in the uk that would be considered a good wage, it dosnt matter though its still the same capitalist bullshit

[@LG-ro5le]

@@kcreyesmaquilan9741 your a bit out of touch with reality.. its alot. Dont let it go to your head though 😂 no one likes an arrogant egotistic ponse

[@mysteriousme3006]

I strongly agree. Yet, I'd rather be a slave to myself than someone else. I'm trying extremely hard to come up with something great and break free of a company taking care of me. I'm just also being extremely cautious on who I work with and allow into my life. That's also important for me.

[@angelachanellehuang5663]

Ask for your money

[@fongdimbulator]

Pushing 40 and have spent almost 20 years in design and marketing. Only recently have started thinking seriously about what my text 20 years will look like and what "success" might mean to me. There are two very important things I am trying to focus on now: #1. "Ikegai" which is a Japanese concept referring to something that gives a person a sense of purpose. Ikigai is what you get when you combine what you love (your passion), what the world needs (your mission), what you are good at (your vocation), and what you can get paid for (your profession). The vast majority of us spend most of our life only pursuing what we get paid for and what we are good at. Thus, we are unsatisfied. #2. Prussian philosopher Willhelm Von Humbolt posited that it is in man's nature to enquire and to create. "Whatever does not spring from a man’s free choice, or is only the result of instruction and guidance, does not enter into his very being, but remains alien to his true nature; he does not perform it with truly human energies, but merely with mechanical exactness."

[@feelingofchildren]

10:18 "The only way out is to be a value creator ". I'll keep that in mind.

[@katierosecohen]

i made the decision in 2011 that i would never work a "job" again, i gave up and leaned in entirely to whatever would be, i traveled around homeless for a short time and ended up living in the woods and farming. now i own my own market farm business. if it ever fails i will go hula hoop on the street/sidewalk anywhere and everywhere. it's a choice. you just have to make it. though i do contend with this that once children are in the picture the ability to just "follow your dreams" or quit working for just money may not be possible, i understand needing to do whatever you can to provide for your children. if your are on the fence, take the leap, what's meant to be for you will catch you.

[@mmustap3]

This is why I stopped applying for work and deliver food while working on side projects to get by

[@Angeltara02]

People are programmed to recreate their identity...wow. I watch and study a lot so I honestly wasn't sure I was going to take anything away from this video but you, Sir, got me with that one. Very insightful!

[@jeffreypircher5095]

I started my own e-commerce business last December. Before doing that I made 80k per year, had credit card debt I couldn’t seem to shake, lived well but wasn’t thriving. Each time I got a raise it was like the economy knew and figured some other way to hold me down. Since I started my own company I’m 100% debt free, I won’t say how much I’ve made, but I can tell you I don’t fear anymore. I see things differently. I feel capable. I can tell my boss to fuck off at my day job. I got a raise and a promotion I don’t care about. Some how I haven’t quit despite not needing the job anymore, but I can see the path to freedom.

[@benli1397]

This is so true Jeff. Being your own boss help us to understand who we really are because we are allowed to solve different problems, and we have the courages to be on our own. Even if it's not getting a lot of money at the beginning, it's still something worthy to do lifewise.

[@TritonicTriggs]

​@@benli1397I'm my own boss and I know I'm a lazy selfish half ass lying shithead 😂😂😂

[@jab6223]

Ty for sharing!

[@carlosgarcia-jz3dq]

You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it. Morpheus

[@sugameltpastriescoffee7186]

Thanks for an insightful and honest video Dan, my wife and I quit the slave life, we started our own bakery coffee shop, we find that even customers try to treat us like slaves, the challenge is to treat our staff and our customers like real human members of our community and still be sustainable

[@Wholeness9]

At the end,all we have is how we treat ourselves and each other-O’Dell

[@rustyshackleford4801]

I know a guy who escaped wage slavery, he pushes two shopping carts with all his stuff around town

[@frayamortensen]

Somehow that’s actually the only true way to escape wage slavery. Stop making a wage.

[@ricksesker]

Never seen your videos and wasn’t sure to think about the title but I was blown away how well thought out your “arguments” were. Thanks for sharing

[@ShadrackIbiso]

Thanks for the video Dan. This hit so hard. Something about this video felt too personal and addressed a lot of the challenges I've been having recently plus insights on how to navigate the challenges.

[@AnimeCluster420]

Only realized now that I'm a slave to cheap dopamine, I don't make any progress in business and life because I'm afraid to escape the captivity my financial firm. Thanks for the actionable steps Dan.

[@brothermatatoe]

I appreciate the biblical quote you had in the beginning. Those who have heard the word aren’t afraid to live on a hope and a dream. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Thanks for this encouraging/enlightening lecture my friend. Best of luck in your future endeavors!

[@waynez.official]

Amen

[@Spartos83]

One of the best couches for business- straight to the point and no bullshit. Respect.

[@Jafear]

As usual, you did it again with inside and perfect road map. I appreciate every second you put out. Thanks buddy.. you always coming into me at the right time. This is one of them.

[@racheljune688]

👏 So happy to see this video. I'm always talking about the out of balance of cost of living and wages. They have enslaved us entirely. Not just through financials, but also through the food industry, etc. 100% with you on this. I've just graduated with my BAS in Entrepreneurship and have so many business and invention ideas that I'm working on bringing to life. Hopefully everyone can pull themselves out of the hole most are in, enslaved to the system.

[@francisbaranski]

Escaping 9-5 and entering the entrepreneurial route was the best decision I made in 2023 and probably in my entire life. Thank you Dan, you were a huge part of it.

[@g.odeoradhain]

What was it that forced the decision? How was the transition?

[@francisbaranski]

​@@g.odeoradhain I finally get clarity on what I wanted to do, which is video editing, visual storytelling and KZbin. I was afraid to try this out as I didn't believe it is possible. With Dan's lessons I learned a lot about the future of business, so I made those steps. I'm still in transition period, but I have my first successes, and I am sure more than ever that I can be successful on that path. How about you?

[@motivationtube5399]

Good job brother 👏🏻 any tips regarding KZbin besides making good content?

[@francisbaranski]

@@motivationtube5399 Tell your story, but wrap it into viral, broad, popular topic. With clickable, intriguing thumbnail and title. This way you will get views, and filter them through your storytelling, to amass genuine audience.

[@RobDelRey]

Same!! Thanks Dan!

[@les1251]

The thing that has baffled me for my whole mature life is that so many people talk about how to get money and how to be creative and “successful”….when totally ignoring the fact that the amount of money demanded from us for the basics of life, is vastly more important. Why is it that most people seem unwilling or unable to comprehend this systemic and ubiquitous burden that is imposed on virtually everyone? It has always made me feel that most people are NPCs, which has always been a feeling did not want to feel. I mean, the etymology, of “rent” and “mortgage” tells you that this is a slave world. But most people seem to not have the ability to think about this.

[@TheRockMoved]

People don’t want to be “slaves” but they’re not willing to give up their addictions, entertainment and shiny material possessions. Can’t have your cake and eat it too. Breaking free from those worldly attachments is necessary to not be a “slave.” Personally, I’m debt free. I owe no person or institution a dime and I work a 9-5 with absolute happiness, where others I work with hate their lives… it’s not the job’s fault, it’s their own beliefs and actions that are to blame.

[@TheRockMoved]

Also, my 9-5 needs me more than I need them. They know that and because of that mixed with my excellent work ethic, I take vacations often without repercussion and feel no fear of being fired for taking a day off for health, recreation or whatever else.

[@kevinmarshall3198]

You nailed it. It's mostly the debt and poor decisions that tie people down, not always the job itself

[@FlawlessDeath]

Wage slaves have to cope somehow not to rope

[@jasonthompson869]

As a Gen’X’er I genuinely appreciate the content you put out. It’s valuable for everyone, no matter their age. I’m drilling down on my skill sets and trying to decide on which avenue I go down to start my own online journey which has been largely inspired by you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@maxalexander11]

Same bro. He and others convinced me to transition from a cushy construction management career and start a personal brand/ online skill stack. The first skill stack I am working on is web design>marketing>sales funnels.

[@tmaconthetrack6061]

Same bro, it just feels like there’s so many directions I could go

[@intrusive-th0t]

1) most small businesses fail within a few years 2) unless you’re a multimillionaire/billionaire already, you can lose literally everything overnight if you’re investing and the market turns sour 3) everyone can’t be an entrepreneur. That’s the ideology of a pyramid scheme. Realistically most people need to do the normal jobs that keep the world running and it’s more important to fight for rights and better conditions in those jobs

[@AF_1892]

I'm a gen X'er. I wish there were more of us. The world would be less full of people getting offended.

[@AF_1892]

​@@tmaconthetrack6061​​@ I am a private telemedicine doctor. Across the USA look me up. By my name but that was a clue to my website. I constantly learn mechanics, computers, programming, electrical engineering. The day I don't want to learn is the day I die. Hopefully no cubicles will ever be in my future!

[@Observer111]

I was a slave in a government job with all of it's idiot policies and office politics for 30 years. I'd been divorced and could not even afford to DREAM of owning a home. After I "retired", I started a little service business. It succeeded and after only two years I was able to afford a home. I wasn't making tons of money, but I do a hell of a lot better than working for someone else. What I'm doing here is reacting to the title of this video. Most employers will pay employees just enough to keep their "heads above water". When YOU own the business, YOU control your paycheck. I learned much too late in life. BUT, I finally learned. It's a whole new feeling of self-respect.

[@wandiehazan]

This is one of the best videos I've watched from you thus far. Very on point. Thanks! 👍🏾🙌🏾👍🏾

[@kgo3382]

"Be your own dopamine dealer. Invest attention in yourself." Very coincidental how this video appeared, as I'm heading in this direction of entrepreneurship. Creators are the future.

[@Momsmartinfo]

thank you for everything you said around 21:30. i feel like i’ve failed at so much but i need to shift my mindset to realize those are all growths. and fail is a funny word. i guess i didn’t fail - i sold products, consultant services etc - but never enough to replace my 9-5. right now i’m working on structuring time in my 9-5 to work on me and figuring out how all my skills link together for one business. i’m torn between doing something similar to my job (risk management nurse) or something related to my personal life. i am a special needs mom that has been through hell and back and somehow i’m still standing. i think the latter will inspire more people. and lately i’ve been making content on how moms can advocate for their special needs child - so that almost combines both … so maybe there is something to that 🤷🏻‍♀️. thanks for all you do - you are truly transform people’s lives.

[@mishkaatrawjee1271]

That was soooo much value in one video. Need to revisit this video at least once a week to unpack each and every point made. Definitely getting 2 hour writer and Digital Economics. Need to change my life! Already in the process though.

[@nadias6435]

The whole point of clickbait videos like this one is to sell courses and you fell for it

[@MichaelHalsell]

I appreciate hearing your frequent words of encouragement. Modern economic survival is a bloodied and cleaved proposition. I will keep trying to pursuing financial independence with self employment. Not easy in 2024. Peace!

[@JasonCarlisle87]

This channel is the best one KZbin has recommended to me in ages. Nice one man 👍

[@Hayderrise]

gotta give hug to this dude for the value he is providing, i'm by your side, great stuff that u're doing is worth thousands of dollars. love you dan. i really want to hug u for the change you've bring into my perspective... respect.

[@jasonkellyaz]

It's true! If I would have stayed within my means of working for other people based on my skillset, I would never be able to pay off my momma's mortgage. But taking the same skillset and figuring out where in the business world I could open up my own shop was the best thing I ever did. I don't like the use of the word slavery but some people through their mind create their own version via an employer or career they can not leave. Self learn and open your own shop folks, there are no more pensioner jobs. There is no more retirement to gift to your loved ones, there is only the ability to figure out your own market worth and start charging for it competitively. Your wage at your job is not competitive, an employee wage is literally bottom of the market.

[@ClosewithKeri]

So many wonderful gems dropped in one video, good looking out!

[@MultiBri]

Thank you so much brother, we are so similar, sometimes I think I’m delusional but listening to you is life changing, grateful for you

[@velvetavenger596]

Also, Different levels of personal awareness and consciousness can mean many are not even aware they are 'slaves' as it's all theyve ever known and understood.- A Trap, theyre not aware they're caught in. We need to help each other to escape! Thank You Dan, the heartfelt guidance You share is definitely helping bring awareness.

[@QuantumCookingZ]

Top 00.001 % indeed 😮😢😅👍

[@QuantumCookingZ]

​@@Chat__upDankoe_😮😢😅

[@niameanspurpose]

alll so true. i always think thru the services and products and how much of my time is going to be used to deliver said product/service. automation is very important to me but it still has to be managed. excellent video! thank you for sharing❤

[@Stranded360]

Found your podcast- I like the vibe of it, going to binge.

[@waff6ix]

FACTS💯IM 21 YEARS OLD BUT 1 THING I LEARNED SO FAR IN LIFE....U ARE EITHER THE WORKER OR THE OWNER💯🤷🏾‍♂️IN 2023 THERE IS NO IN BETWEEN😮‍💨

[@pawelkapica5363]

Dude I wish KZbin existed in the form it does now when I was 20. It would have helped me immensely to get out of my miserable head and learn how to become independent. I was always aware that I was a wage slave, but I lacked the knowledge and perspective to free myself.

[@pbrdebruijn]

Your content keeps hitting me hard. Thank you! I'm back to slavery (employment) to pay the bills of my bankrupt business, but back at it soon!

[@Gueytheway]

Slavery? We have it good compared to what actual slavery was. Stop bitching

[@ABPRGOD]

Sooner, rather than later, that pendulum will swing in your favor

[@jay312productions3]

If u don't mind what type of business?

[@dadbod591]

amazing video. love your format with the bullet point slides in between you talking about your personal experiences. I have been iterating on a lot of these ideas over the past year and after doing some freelancing I am now starting to build a business, and it can be very scary at times but that excitement is something I no longer feel working a regular job.

[@intrusive-th0t]

1) most small businesses fail within a few years 2) unless you’re a multimillionaire/billionaire already, you can lose literally everything overnight if you’re investing and the market turns sour 3) everyone can’t be an entrepreneur. That’s the ideology of a pyramid scheme. Realistically most people need to do the normal jobs that keep the world running and it’s more important to fight for rights and better conditions in those jobs

[@slickrick4701]

Appreciate your content. Learning new things every day will inspire me to keep pushing. Trying to think out the box and this has helped 👍🏾

[@terryhughes7196]

If you don't think you're a slave, try not paying taxes, we all are. Even the quote unquote creatives

[@ang9968]

There are all kinds of slaves. Sometimes not only are you a slave to your job, but also to your family. Often it's your family that keeps you a slave. I feel like that with my family sometimes. They always have their hand out. If i dont work they don't eat or get the things they need.

[@DeLong740]

I’m so glad your taking about this. So many do not realize they are slaves yet… but much more than last year. Keep up the great videos!

[@yakamo]

Thank you, this hit the spot perfectly for me. I discovered i like having a nomadic life and im good with money, but i am at the beginning of escaping this labour slavery. Its nice to hear your break down of your own experiences out of this.

[@overnightgrowth]

11:30 It's all about conscious choice imo. Like you said in the beginning of the video people will be triggered by the title. You're not a slave when you feel like you don't have to stay somewhere you don't like, that you can be flexible and move around and consciously choose and built the routine you enjoy. You can be a one-person business and be a slave or a 9-5 and be a slave. One thing that has been the greatest gift for me in this, is to be completely debt free that frees you up so much.

[@Autonomous_Don]

I see it as you start a 9-5 that has the skill sets you want to develop. You put in your time get money back and sweat equity on your skills. Then you take the saved money and the skill sets and fly on your own. I see so many options in society it’s hard to call it slavery. That doesn’t feel like abundance mindset. It’s something like decided habits or routines cause everybody got choices out the whazoo these days.

[@jeffreyohler2599]

Suppose then that I offer you a few Million different flavors of water,to include plain. Some you may like,others not so much. Yet you have found one that you are happy & content with. So everything is all good right? Except it's really not as no matter what flavor it is,your still supporting child labor cause you simply didn't know that's how I was able to sell them to you so cheap. Even rich people are Slaves. In fact they're the fools cause they've allowed themselves to believe they've escaped it. Nope,you just got bumped up from a field worker to a House slave. Simply put,unless you control resources &/or the flow of them,your a slave.

[@terminhaider9695]

Being a "wage slave" imo is a necessity to learning professional skills and understanding first hand the processes and ethics of businesses in the first place. I'm still a "slave" myself, but in a trade with a high skill ceiling that almost linearly increases pay while mastering the trade so my goal is to eventually do exactly as you say here. While it's true career options continue to increase as time goes on that most people find a 9-5 they genuinely find fulfilling, a lot of these careers are simply not paid the amount they should be which is leading to systemic failures within these poorly paid jobs. Many of which involve the general public's safety. It's this observation that makes me believe 90% of the global population is genuinely a slave to some system with varying levels of corruption. Including many business owners themselves as slaves to a system.

[@FlawlessDeath]

The Copium is real.

[@Autonomous_Don]

@@FlawlessDeath Idk if you’re projecting but I have my own business. I hope you’re on my level and not projecting. Either way I bless you. As I have been blessed. Go in peace and God speed friend.

[@SelfMasteryYT]

Love the content with no bs, keep it up 👊🏻

[@bilalbrahimi]

Wow, this was amazing and right on time, thank you so much

[@infinisourced]

You have this incredible way of removing the perceived obstacles, and I know when I watch you speak that I can actually do this. You give an incredible amount of value via free information and I thank you for this!! And, "Your psyche is wired to hunt." Exactly! Why I cannot stand 9-5 and stopped it many years ago.

[@XOAliciaMarie]

As a Single Mom I feel entrepreneurship has to be a standard just to survive, raising a child (or children) on your own. I was laid off z3x since the pandemic. I’m a single mom and it’s been a struggle for me to even want to go back into a regular job because I fear getting broken up with again LOL😁 This is something I have a passion to teach other single moms . Not just helping women started their own online business, or all moms…. Specifically the single mom that is going to have many more obstacles in their journey to financial freedom and trying to start an online business. Especially with the welfare system and state programs that sort of help most single moms become dependent on the government for help. Also, feeling like the only way to make a full-time living is to have a full-time job, leaving you barely any time to spend time with your kids and maintain your household and own self care. It’s been a struggle for me for almost 6 years, and I have slowly been figuring it out by eliminating distractions, getting rid of debt, forming better habits, and processes that give me more time to create an online business and be creative.

[@mishkaatrawjee1271]

That’s really inspiring. You got this 👌

[@ErikPelyukhno]

You definitely should lean into using your story to reach a niche demographic, I’m sure there’s a lot of single moms that are desperate for an answer to their financial woes. I hope that you get on social media and create engaging content that changes lives, and puts you higher up the attention pyramid.

[@overnightgrowth]

You have my support! I struggle a lot with myself by myself, but I can't imagine the strength it takes to be in your position. Sending good vibes and success your way.

[@Brock871]

You should have tried to not become a single mom

[@buddybaldur768]

Where's the dad?

[@djurobrodarac3730]

I was thinking about it for a while, woke up this morning and found your video. Braingasm. positive vibrations from Canary Islands ✊

[@gw10756]

I started my first solo business 30 days ago and have done about $2k so far in sales. The best part is all of the new skills I’m learning by just trying. Onward.

[@inthebeddnoAA]

This is absolutely a piece of art! Great job explaining these concepts and bringing light to these ideas. Modern society is a lost civilization (in my opinion) because of all the “distractions” placed in front of us. Love your work here!

[@WillisAurelius]

I’m excited for this generation to start to break the conditioning. Shits about to get real here in the next 10 years and I don’t think many people are prepared to fend for themselves not just physically but mentally as well. Think about all the systems we rely on to be there when we have a problem. Now imagine no one answers the phone, there is no customer support, no hospital, no grocery store. The internet will go away and we are going back to small communities supporting each other. Best thing to do is become a person of value that has something to bring so you can survive. The raves are coming and they won’t be like us, but they will know how to survive better in such a world. Amazing times we’re living in.

[@AP_123_]

You're absolutely right Dan well done.

[@sohams3313]

Booom what a start to the video!!🔥🔥

[@aleksandarbibovski3976]

I like all videos you published recently, as well as this one. The only thing I would improve here is to provide a kind of step-by-step example how some employers switched to entrepreneurs. Like did they work on the side for 1 hour everyday, or did they quit job to start or something else and kind of rate the risk and stress for those examples. It would be helpful because it would help people to have overview of the risk they would take, no matter their current situation

[@Thejoemega]

@aleksandarbibovski3976 Risk mitigation is crucial in the transition. Here's a very simplified version of how I think of it. I learned the hard way. 1. Get a steady predictable income that meets your needs.

[@_HiKai]

This video was so good. Probably going to keep it in my favorites so I could rewatch it. Left my slave job in 2020 but wow has it taught me so many lessons, and now evaluating my habits. I no longer am gonna allow an employer, colleagues, and boss define my worth. Pay attention to what you’re investing your time on. Are you mindlessly scrolling for hours and saying you don’t have time for the gym. I think when we change paradigms you can start investing your time in what you love with consistency, it will grow. Business physical emotional health relationships, etc.

[@dariusarchie9169]

This so true about learning all of the necessary skills for your business model! Even if you don't find a use for them right away...they will all consolidate and help you in a major way. Seeing it happen right now after a year or so...even in the smallest ways.

[@_psjournal]

First time watching your content. This was very eye opening. Thank you 💯💎

[@JivanNavij]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🎯 Understanding wage slavery and modern entrepreneurship. 01:27 ⛓ Slavery now involves mental and financial aspects, driven by forces and survival. 05:15 🧠 Communication reproduces identity; creator economy shapes behavior and evolution. 06:45 🌐 Society functions as a pyramid scheme of attention; attention fuels survival. 10:06 📈 Entrepreneurship balances uncertainty, creativity, and meaning in the unknown. 12:27 🔄 Escaping wage slavery involves personal brand development and value creation. 16:44 💡 Building skills and seizing opportunities are crucial for escaping wage slavery. 21:05 🧬 Replace current dopamine habits with business pursuits for long-term success. 21:33 💡 Embrace change, experiment, and accumulate skills even through failures. 22:03 🛠 Skills gained from failures compound into opportunities for breaking free. 22:26 👏 Persistence on the path is key to escaping wage slavery and finding success. Made with HARPA AI

[@spiritlevelstudios]

Useless time stamps.

[@decentlols]

​@@spiritlevelstudioslmaooo , an ai made it

[@JrLombardi]

I’m an entrepreneur and it stressful all the time, I was much less stressed when I worked for someone else. I have friends that tell me how great it is but they don’t go to sleep with issues and wake up with them. A lot of that has to do with being an employer and trying your best to improve team performance but always having one or two stragglers that fall short. I didn’t know what I was getting into clearly, I wouldn’t go back on it but I just disagree that every person should be an entrepreneur… if successful it can be really good, if not it will implode your whole life. The title is perfect because this is all anyone hears these days but there is nothing wrong with getting in on a growing company and if you work with good people, treat it like your own and help grow then you should be rewarded for that along the way. Gary V has a segment on this, “everyone” should not be an entrepreneur, there are great opportunities for people to be a 2-5 at a growing company.

[@justloirt2176]

Best dopamine hit of the day. Thank you!

[@rhianbatey197]

Hi from the Gold Coast I watch you from time to time and really enjoy your videos. They are very motivational today. It really hit me. Because I am a cashier at hospitality. Works in events on the Gold Coast and that is for the AFL stadium here and also the council. And you really hit me when you said that McDonald's workers are poisoning people and if they saw that they should go and work in the fitness industry. That is so touching because I am trying to into. Maybe the health service side of the food in hospitals or something like that in a gym. Thank you you really hit me

[@velvetavenger596]

Yes, Perhaps one of the most common forms of slavery, is that of Conformity. When most people have been programmed, from a young age to fit in, to believe commonly held beliefs, without even questioning them. -That can hold them in a position of mindless existence, without any clear direction or personal sense of purpose. Merely existing, to exist. What You mentioned about the importance of where attention is focused , also eludes to the issue that perhaps many people, dont actually have Any Idea of what they need to focus on to improve their lives and thrive. That the essence of the truly important, is being overlooked and replaced with what we've been gradually brainwashed into believing is important, or deserves our attention, (often because most everyone else is doing it.) Our brains have been hijacked, by the trivial, in some cases and the world/life has become overly complicated and artificially sped up. The antidote perhaps, is to simplify and return to the essential values and goals of eg: How we can promote more Love, acceptance, balance, more connection with nature, understanding and healthy supportive communities and connections? Perhaps also to ask the question, - What is causing separation instead of community and provide the solutions, at least in part, through our creative endeavours.

[@rizfree]

I literally learn more from you than 3 years in college!!!

[@Vereinfachedeintraining]

"A published idea without depth is a disservice to humanity" ... wow 🔥🔥🔥

[@ksinghii]

One of the best, yet again.

[@AC-qz3uj]

Tomorrow I will be resigning as a young doctor. I no longer am willing to be a literal Slave working 100+ hours for a laughable income and no possible improvements in the future. Luckily I was not able to spend my money whilst working non-stop. So I will be okay for the foreseeable future. I loved being a doctor. But I hated that every other part of me had to die. Unless the healthcare system is willing to treat us doctors as humans I am out. Greetings from Germany

[@ilikeramyeon]

Respekt, vlt online only arbeiten? Oder bedarf erfüllen als sonstwo, wie mit schnellen AU Scheine 😅

[@nikola3058]

E yo, I typed out a comment a while ago saying that I gave up on being an online creator because I'm too shy for it. You were right, I'll either push through it or die poor trying, the 9-5 rat race is unbearable. The traditional path is guaranteed death. You get anesthesia, but you're still mentally dead the moment you resign yourself to living how society wants you to.

[@YesStefinitely]

You got me with the anesthesia part, I never saw it that way before but it is absolutely true. Thank you.

[@juliamaxwellmarin]

Absolutely brilliant and very well said...perfect!

[@sirgalalot88]

This is brilliant! I love your message BUT. I am a truck driver and delivered to a facility out in the middle of MN that processes taconite. Now, everyone in the town works at this facility and it was intriguing to me that I googled what all taconite is useful for. I was amazed. My thing to you is, if we’re all just these single, sole proprietor entrepreneurs, who processes taconite? Who takes the trash and operates vehicles?

[@jeanalexandre1105]

A book I would recommend reading the fast lane millionaire by MJ The Marco A quote from the book.Don't Chase money Chase needs.

[@coyotemoon722]

I've always wanted to be my own boss but I'm pretty lazy. I don't self-motivate well and I cap out at 40 hr/wk. There is a profound satisfaction in conquering your slice of the world, but I (at least currently) don't possess the workaholic nature that I find is necessary to succeed in entrepreneurship. It would be nice though...

[@JJ_Smilez]

I relate to this so hard

[@EmperorZaph1512]

I am stuck in an awkward middle where I dont quite want to be a slave, however I lack a single entrepreneurial bone in my body (even aptitude tests repeatedly score me extremely low on sales, marketing and people skills in general). I don't necessarily have a choice in the matter regardless of what I may want, unless there was a magical way of building a business without ever having to deal with another soul.

[@FlawlessDeath]

Not everyone is meant to be rich and successful.

[@relaxwithme__]

Quality info. Thanks for your work. 👏🏻

[@techgadgetsutilities7590]

Amazing content .You have unleashed a package of value into me.

[@CESTLAFDTJEUNEPD]

Sus wording lmao

[@MichaelJohnson-]

"Is it slavery when you get what you want ?" - Vegeta.

[@InspiredInsights4U]

Message in your video is quite amazing and so to the point Our education system indoctrinates and perpetuates the norm which is employee slavery is rare that anybody has taught anything about being an entrepreneur or how to even understand business most are taught a skill that allows them to be employed so that they can continue to working for someone else to figure it out long ago that it takes Fresh thinking to become wealthy. Our education system is failing the young people, but videos like this, and those who keep pushing the message of continuing to learn not being afraid to fail and changing as things come helps.

[@NYMikeandMore]

Thank you for this!! Great video

[@reecejobling206]

awesome video, thanks Dan!

[@adaml5851]

If you were born 150 years ago in North America, you would have be a hunter, trapper, farmer, or trader etc. Would you have considered yourself a slave?

[@ThePilgrimsProcess]

Attention creates your consciousness which then shapes your reality. Great stuff Dan.

[@vivekanand-ie9jn]

VERY INSPIRING AND ENLIGHTENING

[@anniekip]

really appreciate the depth you fearlessly wade into in your videos - shows true respect for the intelligence of your viewers.

[@teddiereyes3891]

You put into words the feeling of why I keep coming back to his content and taking action on it.

[@henryhandel]

Millennials crack me up. Seriously though, do what works for you, not just what a youtuber says. Life is about weighing and measuring options and going from there. What's right for one individual may not be right for another. Also what is right for you during one age, may not hold true a decade later.

[@ritasjourney]

He basically said that. I’m not sure what him being a millennial has to do with anything

[@gaze5393]

He’s Gen Z

[@candicecombs3247]

@@gaze5393he is a millennial he is 29 years old .

[@betteludwig2593]

He’s actually at the tail end of the millennials so not quite gen Z.

[@BloodyClay]

I heard boomers whine about work from my earliest memories, I don’t understand this gaslighting that boomers suddenly love the system and there is absolutely nothing wrong ever with the way we work

[@alleyesonmeino.c180]

Good info thanks . I feel like i have to have things in order and on a schedule before i can move on to the next project and it also doesn't help that I'm a bit o.c.d clean freak and a perfectionist with a.d.h.d but ive actually surprisingly have come along way and gotten so much done , and ready to move on to the next step wich is figuring out what business online to pursue

[@anthonybarnes]

Excellent video and concepts, thank you

[@sydneyfaithofficial]

Geez this is all so meta and it's everything I think about on a daily basis-- just succinctly said out loud