I'm considered an expert in my field, and with almost 20 years experience I tried what you are suggesting.
The thing all us tech geeks forget about when starting a business, is all the stuff that actually goes into the running a business part of it.
You want to focus on the work, but there are bills, invoices, client and project management, etc.
I had clients, I had projects, but I didn't have nearly enough time in the day to handle all of it.
Then clients started paying late, causing all kinds of fees to stack up. So even when I had time to do the work, I was distracted and nothing got done the way I wanted.
I tried hiring an admin, but it was too little too late. In the end I went back to being the in house guy at a large company, where I get to focus on the stuff I am good at and enjoy.
I'm not saying don't do it, I'm saying be very very aware about all the other elements before going off on your own.
At one of the no kings rallies, I feel something hit me in the back. Turn around to see a small girl running over to get the large Styrofoam sign that the wind had blown out of her hands.
She looks up saying "I'm sorry!".
"It's ok, I'm not a space shuttle, I can survive being hit by a foam block".
Unfortunately yes. In another post someone asked "what's to stop Trump bombing Chicago?". The only real answer is American service members all the way down the chain of command disobeying the blatantly illegal order to bomb Chicago.
At the end of it all, political power really rests in who has the biggest stick, and the biggest stick in the world is the US military.
If the military is beholden to Trump, then he has his kingship, if they honor their oath to the constitution, he doesn't.
Been shaving my head with shortest guard since I joined the military in '96. Haven't paid for a hair cut since. I'll let it grow out until it annoys me and / or starts to look too shaggy.
For small projects, I'll use csv files for my data.
It's much faster for me to prototype concepts in simple text files than designing and building a database.
Once the project matures or scales large enough, I've usually reached the point I'm going to rewrite it from scratch "the right way", so will build a database if it makes sense.
Maybe one in twenty projects reach the point it's worth moving.
I don't know about San Andreas, but the GTA III co op mod was something pretty special. It took the other players coordinates and assigned them to your last vehicle, which didn't despawn.
There were no on foot player characters, but you could drive around together in a game with absolutely no multiplayer or online elements at all.
Well, got back 4 more and you are pre OBD2 and modern emissions sure, but now you're dealing with a technically 'classic' car and the rust, wear and tear, and parts availability issues that come w it.
2014 - 2018 will get you a modern car without a touch screen or Internet connection, which is what I'm really after.
Physical controls I can use with my eyes on the road, and not a subscription to worry about.
I'm considered an expert in my field, and with almost 20 years experience I tried what you are suggesting.
The thing all us tech geeks forget about when starting a business, is all the stuff that actually goes into the running a business part of it.
You want to focus on the work, but there are bills, invoices, client and project management, etc.
I had clients, I had projects, but I didn't have nearly enough time in the day to handle all of it.
Then clients started paying late, causing all kinds of fees to stack up. So even when I had time to do the work, I was distracted and nothing got done the way I wanted.
I tried hiring an admin, but it was too little too late. In the end I went back to being the in house guy at a large company, where I get to focus on the stuff I am good at and enjoy.
I'm not saying don't do it, I'm saying be very very aware about all the other elements before going off on your own.