I AM OUT OF DATA HELL

Summary from the TLDR newsletter

If you're competent and you put some amount of effort into demonstrating that competence, you can free yourself from the world of recruiters. If you can generate even half of what you need to live by yourself, you've doubled the amount of time you'll survive without conventional employment. Sales is just looking at someone's problem and giving them a quote for fixing it. Being in control of your work means being able to tell customers they aren't a good fit.