Other have said it better than I could, so I’ll just add one thing. The hustle culture does not tend to address WHAT you’re doing or WHY you’re doing it. Financial independence, sure. But why and how are you getting there?

What I’m saying is that it is treating entrepreneurship and business like a numbers game, like the top comment’s good example about “turning $1000 dollars into $10000” posts. Very rarely do you talk about adding VALUE, helping people with what you’re doing, selling, etc. It is truly just a cash grab and “how much do you make a month” mindset.

When I’m considering a business pursuit or a job, one of the questions I ask myself is “how do this bless my neighbor?” Are you providing good jobs/work for people? Beneficial services? Valuable products? This is the type of thing I wish I saw more chatter about in these kinds of groups.

I know this isn’t much, but I’m proud of it. I built a small business a few years ago selling used books at a local coffeeshop. I’ve got a few hundred books on the shelves and the baristas sell it, so all the work I need to do is obtaining and pricing the books (~8hrs a month). I make a very steady $300 dollars a month. Like I said, it’s not much…but I’m proud of it!