People keep saying "in 2026 you can't afford not to have a side hustle" like it's something you can just start over a weekend, they never mention examples either.What realistic side hustles are people supposed to be doing? (besides having a second job)
swing trading on margin using your savings as collateral
>>62404152>besides second jobUnironically that is 90% of these “side hustles” if it’s not Uber it’s Lyft, or DoorDash
>>62404152People aren't going to tell you their side hustlesIn my experience when people do tell you their side hustles you don't believe them anyways.
Step right up to the overstuffed grand circus of OVERPOPULATION, where the tent is bursting, the crowd never stops pouring in, and every system is juggling flaming problems on a wobbling tightrope!Socially, it’s human compression everywhere. Streets packed, homes tighter, privacy thinner than paper. People surround you constantly, yet real connection becomes rare. Communities form, but split into tiny survival circles just to feel seen in the noise.Economically, it’s a nonstop auction. More people means more workers, but also brutal competition for jobs, housing, and stability. Wages get squeezed, rent climbs like it’s escaping gravity, and public services strain under the weight. Yet dense populations also spark innovation—crowds create ideas as fast as they create pressure.Intellectually, it’s a storm of information. Knowledge spreads fast, but attention fractures. Education systems struggle with scale, and deep thinking fights to survive in a world of constant stimulation. Still, idea-collisions can ignite creativity.Emotionally, it’s intensity overload. Stress and anxiety rise, loneliness can exist even in packed streets, and relationships form quickly but don’t always last. People adapt by building small inner sanctuaries inside the chaos.Politically, governance becomes a ringmaster act under fire. More citizens mean more demands, more conflict over resources, and heavier pressure on systems. Yet it also amplifies voices and movements for change.Safety and peace grow fragile under density—small tensions can spread faster, and systems must work harder to prevent chaos. Food supply becomes a logistical tightrope, where distribution matters as much as production. Finance tightens into inequality, with wealth concentrating while poverty becomes more visible. Conflict rises when resources and space feel insufficient, turning friction into flashpoints.In the end, overpopulation is a paradoxical circus: too many lives, too little space
>>62404176The entire human population has to grow exponentially larger for the rest of forever because....They just do ok??
>>62404176>too many lives, too little spacethe entire population of the planet would fit in NYC standing upif you gave everyone a house, every human on earth would fit in Texas.
>>62404152Since I am an Art GuyDrawing Indie Game Steam capsulesPaint Pictures for doctor's waiting rooms on canvasA Set of Steam capsules sells for 400 to 700 dollarsA canvas for a doctor can Go Up to 1500
>>62404178>>62404181Imagine the smell.
>>62404152They sell used shit that they themselves restored. Or do a thing entirely from scratch and sell it on Etsy (woman thing btw).>inb4 what about DIY?As apparent in the /diy/ board, you have to be a journeyman tradie to do quality projects and sell them B2B. Only a moron or a crackhead is going to sell some stupid chair they made that can't hold 5 lbs on Facebook marketplace for 100 bucks
>>62404231selling retail goods probably accounts for less than 10% of successful small businesses. Walmart, temu, and amazon pretty well have that market locked up.Seems to be about the only business the average non-business-owner can think of though. Even though it's very probably the worst idea around.
>>62404251It is the worst idea and thing to do, I find them annoying as well. After all, these sellers are just a toned down version of scalpers but no one calls them that because they're not selling stuff at exorbitant prices, like Pokemon TCG scalpers. At most, they are selling 5 dollars above retail price for a shirt, as an example. Still annoying to me though. Anyone can go to the local Walmart---even by public transportation---and buy that same shirt for 7 dollars instead of giving some lazy rando 15 for it.
Private investigation of suspected antisemites and antibharatians
>>62404176You just needed an N and T section and then you could’ve embedded Epstein across the first letters of your claudepost
>>62404251Surprised it's as high as 10% anyway. Shit's not profitable. There's a reason dropshitting was a big meme for a while (it's like retail except with actual margins (until it no longer has margins and you have dead inventory))
>>62404152im translating math contests from english to french, pretty comfy and good pay.>inb4 muh aidonut use it, donut care about it
>spaminng /biz/Wish mods would range your brown ass.
Side hustle is just the zoomer phrase for second job.
>>62404152its something that third worlders have to do'in colombia one thing i noticed is everyone has a side hustle, from giving tours, to doing make up and nails, to selling fruit or even themselves, to being webcam models, selling clothes, etc etc even more extremes like becoming a hitman, or being a loanshark, i keep saying this as time goes on america is becoming third world.
>>62404162kek
