For the first time in recorded history, we easily own our own significant means of production. Before the Industrial Revolution, craftsmen and traders did not own significant means of production—they had no way to scale. And starting with the Industrial Revolution, owning the means of production require massive amounts of preexisting capital. That has remained true up until quite recently. But now, that has vanished spectacularly. You can go out and get a computer for less than $200 and use it to start programming. If you’re willing to work and to bootstrap, that’s it. Your startup expense is
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