[orless]

> Working for free is a luxury for the people not struggling to ends meet.

Not necessarily, this may be also a valid profit-oriented strategy. My wife worked for ca. 8 month almost for free (for lowest rate allowed by the law) to get an entry in her CV which landed her on her next real money job.

[pimlottc]

Whether it's a good strategy is besides the point; it's still a luxury in that your wife had the means to live for 8 months without a substantial income. Some people don't have the safety net to be able to do that, even if they knew it would put them in a better position in the long run.

[orless]

> Whether it's a good strategy is besides the point

It is my point that this may be a good strategy.

> it's still a luxury in that your wife had the means to live for 8 months without a substantial income

Spending 10k Euro on an audio system is a luxury, spending 10k Euro to get a better job is an investment with a pretty good ROI.

> Some people don't have the safety net to be able to do that, even if they knew it would put them in a better position in the long run.

Since for almost anything there will be people who can't afford it, so this argument makes everything a luxury.