When Smart cars were first released in the US, there was a long waiting list to get one. Supply couldn't keep up with demand.
The wait is now over. I now see them everywhere and have been considering getting one.
When I tell people this, the first question they ask is, "What about safety?"
It's a reasonable question. After all, the car is small.
But small doesn't mean that it's not safe. And just the opposite is true. A bigger car doesn't necessarily mean a safer car. Look up the safety records of SUVs and you'll see what I mean.
Perception is not always reality. If you're working a dayjob, you may feel safe, but you've got a lot less actual security than the average working musician.
When you work for yourself, you can never get fired. Yes, you can go broke, but it's all your fault if that happens. If you're working for somebody else, you can be fired in a minute...for reasons that you have absolutely nothing to do with.
Can you find another job? Sure. But what happens if you've gotten so comfortable in your current situation that you've atrophied and have no skills anybody else would have use for? That happens all the time.
Not here to scare you... Just making the point that you may not have the safety and security that you think.
If you're a working musician, you've got to keep up your skill set. If you don't, you'll stave. There's not "safety net" of a weekly paycheck, which comes regardless of whether you do any real work or hang out by the water cooler all day.
If you're not providing value when you're a working musician, you're not making money.
That may scare you, but believe me, it's not nearly as scary as giving control of your life to somebody else.
If you're looking at quitting your job this year and "lack of security" is one of your fears, take a look at that. Your current situation might be less secure than going out on your own.
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