Refusing to believe in the recession
Hello everyone! This is mostly just a place-holder post because I haven’t written in a hell of a long time. It’s been a highly weird month on the personal front, but things are settling down a bit now, and I’m really looking forward to spring, and getting back to work.
Real quick here, I’d like to talk about the title of this post. This is something of a public reply to a question that I’ve been hearing a lot lately from some folks I know personally.
If you hadn’t heard, the “global economy” (whatever that is) is in a “recession” (or something). And personally, I couldn’t be happier about it. I mean, not that people are out of work, certainly. I empathize with the hardships that this is causing people. I’ve got friends and family out of work too. Keep pushin’. I know it’s hard.
But for me personally, and other entrepreneurs out there, especially free software entrepreneurs, what does this “economic meltdown” really mean? Opportunity. Seriously. Right now shit’s cheap and getting cheaper. Right now a lot of the really heavy hitters in our industry are having trouble, and players large and small are stepping back. And right now it’s time for the bold to step up, and there’s never been a better moment for new entries into the market.
I know some of you think I’m batshit crazy, and that’s cool. Then sit there and live in fear and tremble for the future, put all your money in mason jars and bury them in the back yard, sell your baseball card collection to buy a generator and a gun, I don’t care. Call me when you want to replace your laptop, I will still be here.
TwoThree things I know.
- Invest in America. You will always win.
- When times are flush, the only people who really get rich are rich people. But throughout history, it’s been moments like this one that have made fortunes.
- Oh yes, one day I’ll show them, I’ll show them all!!!1! (And so can you.)
Keep it real. And keep pushin’.
-p.
