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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • I started with basic goals:

    • Make enough money that I don’t have to worry about money. Not like “annual tropical vacations” kind of money, but “if my car is stolen tomorrow I can buy a new one without having to worry about covering other expenses” money.

    • Do work that is creative and technical.

    • Do work that somehow benefits society.

    When I got to university I pulled up the list of majors and started highlighting ones that sounded interesting and would likely fit those goals. I ended up going into engineering. And after bouncing around in industry, for a few years, I found a niche that fits me well.







  • In winter, I would be lucky to make 48 hours. In warm weather I could probably last a week. Grabbing a blanket, knife, water bottle, and hat on the way out the door would delay the inevitable by a few days.

    Anyone thinking they could survive easily needs to remember the survival Rule of Threes:

    • 3 minutes without breathable air (unconsciousness), or in icy water.

    • 3 hours without shelter in a harsh environment. (Including sleeping outdoors uncovered on a cold night, IMO.)

    • 3 days without drinkable water.

    • 3 weeks without food.

    Dehydration will get you faster if you drink contaminated water from a stream and pick up giardia or some other infection that causes diarrhea.













  • To add all the other good comments here…

    As a recording artist, it’s nearly impossible to stand out unless you have a marketing machine behind you. That means a record label that can promote your work, get your songs placed on radio stations and streaming platforms, and (in the old days) manufacture and sell physical media through many different retailers.

    As a touring performer, you also need a large crew of people working for you: booking venues, marketing your shows, ticketing, managing the logistics of set-up/tear-down/transportation, operating lights and sound during the show, etc.

    In both of these scenarios, the musician is only one small cog in a large machine. And there are enough good musicians in the world that they are treated as largely interchangeable.