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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That's why, with any potentially lucrative hobby where success is based mostly on luck, you should only do it for fun while you save enough money to try it out for a month or two to see how you like it as a job. But you shouldn't quit your day job until you have some GOOD evidence that you're not going to be dirt poor if you pivot to doing your hobby full-time. You need a good following and a GREAT safety net before you make the jump.