Whether looking at the author's own experiences or the comments from netizens, companies today are generally reluctant to hire full-time employees, with most opting for outsourced workers instead.
Outsourcing can indeed help reduce many risks and cut costs significantly.
Being broke is itself an advantage. When you have no money, there's almost nothing you can't try. With money, there are many things you simply can't do. Rich people are often consumed by anxiety—their biggest headache is making a pivot, because the cost is so high and it's so hard to find the courage to commit.
To allow yourself to follow your heart is to treat yourself with humanity;
To allow others to follow their hearts is to treat them with humanity.
Making money doing things you dislike? That's just a suffering stipend. Making money while doing what you love—on your own terms—that's real skill.
Too many people refuse to act unless they believe something is meaningful. If you have a bit of insight, you won't insist on meaning before doing anything.
The biggest trap for ordinary people is that they lack this kind of insight.