[hn_throwaway_99]

I agree with your main point that you want a job where your compensation is not directly correlated to hours worked. I'd still argue that that's a very different argument than "you can't work for someone else and get rich" or that getting paid in stock options, as an employee with a boss, is really "working for yourself".

I mean, enterprise software sales folks can get rich being paid on commission, "influencers" can get rich being paid by affiliate links, and none of them have any ownership in the business.