I pretty much agree with all your points. People are convinced they need a boss, a commander, a ruler, a leader, a master. This is the result of multiple generations of psychological conditioning.
Consider when slavery was wide spread in America and see how during that time in history the recently freed slaves didn't know how to adjust to freedom. Some may even have been afraid of that freedom. It is also important to note that run away slaves were diagnosed as having a mental illness similar to how some jobless people get treated. This indicates that psychiatry was used more like how religion was used than to help people.
This quote:
If the white man attempts to oppose the Deity's will, by trying to make the negro anything else than "the submissive knee-bender" (which the Almighty declared he should be), by trying to raise him to a level with himself, or by putting himself on an equality with the negro; or if he abuses the power which God has given him over his fellow-man, by being cruel to him, or punishing him in anger, or by neglecting to protect him from the wanton abuses of his fellow-servants and all others, or by denying him the usual comforts and necessaries of life, the negro will run away; but if he keeps him in the position that we learn from the Scriptures he was intended to occupy, that is, the position of submission; and if his master or overseer be kind and gracious in his hearing towards him, without condescension, and at the same time ministers to his physical wants, and protects him from abuses, the negro is spell-bound, and cannot run away.[4]
And this one:
If treated kindly, well fed and clothed, with fuel enough to keep a small fire burning all night--separated into families, each family having its own house--not permitted to run about at night to visit their neighbors, to receive visits or use intoxicating liquors, and not overworked or exposed too much to the weather, they are very easily governed--more so than any other people in the world. If any one or more of them, at any time, are inclined to raise their heads to a level with their master or overseer, humanity and their own good requires that they should be punished until they fall into that submissive state which was intended for them to occupy. They have only to be kept in that state, and treated like children to prevent and cure them from running away.[6]
Freedom is scary because to be free is actually all about responsibility. To have money is to have increased responsibility for others. The more resources you have, the bigger you are, the more responsible you have to be; because bigger can cause more damage than smaller.
In my opinion the goal isn't to stay poor and go to prison. The goal is to get rich and be free. The purpose behind working hard in my opinion is to achieve financial independence and or financial freedom. To be able to be in the position to be a big person; and to help others requires self liberation as a first priority.
My opinion based on how you think and our interactions is that the more resources you have the better more responsible of a person you'll be. A job working for someone else's company? You can be financially independent, work for your own company, and make a much bigger positive impact without any of the downsides.
I agree and disagree. On one hand I want to become rich indepdently from investments and crypto.
On the other hand even if I don't need the money I will still keep working.
I have seen people in crypto and programming become rich and buy all the toys, but at some point they seem to get bored.
It's strange that sometimes investing is so little effort ... yet we work hard and the pay can be so small in comparison.
Also I like having an office, but I guess if you're rich you can buy your own office.