Freedom vs. Security
I’ve always struggled to explain working for yourself to other people. Some just instantly ‘get it’ and some don’t really see the point.
I think Jeremy Shoemaker hit the nail on the head with his post on Freedom vs. Security.
That’s all it is, which do you value more? Clearly I’m a freedom person, but I see now that entrepreneurship just wouldn’t make sense to someone who values security above all else.
To me this was the best part though:
I was talking to a friend who owns several local businesses the other day about this very thing. We both kind of agreed its a awesome thing that there are so many security people out there who are satisfied to work 9-5 and make their owners (or stockholders) rich.
If you aren’t willing to take the risks, then it’s tough to get the rewards.
I love it when a simple theory can be used to sum up a complex idea. Which do you value more freedom or security?
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Quotes said,
Wrote on July 10, 2007 @ 1:11 pm
Aristotle said, “All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.”
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Brian Armstrong said,
Wrote on July 10, 2007 @ 4:25 pm
Amen
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Seraphim said,
Wrote on July 27, 2007 @ 12:05 pm
“The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either.”
-Benjamin Franklin
9-5 security lasts only till the next round of layoffs.
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Brian Armstrong said,
Wrote on July 27, 2007 @ 12:11 pm
Great quote! I’d forgotten about that. Thanks Seraphim.
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Wrote on May 9, 2008 @ 9:53 pm
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