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by marcus_holmes 3480 days ago
that becomes a question for lawyers at the appropriate time.

Put it like this:

not having a side project because you're afraid your employer will sue will get you exactly and definitely $0.

Having a successful side project will teach you a ton of useful stuff and probably earn you more than $0 even after the lawyers have finished arguing (depending on your definition of successful).