I've worked many 20 hr days, back to back. I mean time spent working. Not including commute, eat, shower, etc. I've supported myself for 40 years. Hard work is not lethal.
So have I, and I can tell you I don't want to be a cog for some gigacorp to get rich off my labor. I've noticed most people I worked with who work 12hrs/day tend to have shit bodies and don't seem to have great family relations.
That's not surviving; that's dying.
I've worked many 20 hr days, back to back. I mean time spent working. Not including commute, eat, shower, etc. I've supported myself for 40 years. Hard work is not lethal.
So have I, and I can tell you I don't want to be a cog for some gigacorp to get rich off my labor. I've noticed most people I worked with who work 12hrs/day tend to have shit bodies and don't seem to have great family relations.
Self employment is the only way.