When Being Your Own Boss Becomes Your Own Prison

“Be your own boss” is sold as freedom.
But for many people today, it quietly turns into something else.

In this highlight, we talk about how low barriers to entry, hustle culture, and constant accessibility have created a new trap — where being your own boss means being the CEO, employee, marketer, and creator all at once. What looks like freedom on the outside often becomes a 24/7 hamster wheel, especially for creatives, freelancers, and Gen Z.

The conversation moves through why so many young people choose independence, how awareness and comparison change expectations, and why working for yourself can sometimes feel even more exhausting than having a boss.

This clip is taken from a longer podcast about youth burnout, low-desire society, opting out, and the pressure to find meaning in work — not just survive.

If this resonates, the full episode goes much deeper.

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revelry PODCAST 0142 ft. revelry HQ (Low Desire Society)

In this episode, we delve into the phenomenon of low desire society with a focus on Hikikomori in Japan and 'lying flat' in China and how it impacts the lives of asians including us here in Singapore.

"Tang Ping" 躺平 meaning Lying Flat in mandarin. It means to be doing only the bare minimum to get by, and opting out of traditional success markers like marriage or homeownership