I've seen a lot of talk about "generating #PassiveIncome ". To some degree, this is understandable - we all live in a late-stage Capitalist hellhole, which means that we must always live in fear of bankruptcy unless we are so rich that we can outsource all our risks to other people. Thus, extra income streams which we don't have to do much work is very, very appealing.
But ultimately, the real trick to getting passive income... is to have money to start with, which can then be invested in order to pay you dividends or all the other stuff the rentier class gets income from.
And if you _don't_ have that money for investment, you will not have those opportunities for passive income, and be _deeply_ suspicious of anyone who tells you otherwise - because they are trying to sell you "self-help courses" and the like which will not help you one bit.
As an example, some years ago - before the #AI / #LLM hype even broke loose - I saw people on Twitter flogging "writing books in order to generate passive income". And while I, as a published author, can confirm that there is indeed _some_ money to be earned by writing, there is nothing "passive" about it.. You have to write the book, you have to proofread it, you have to get others to read it and give you feedback, you have to go through the publishing process... and once you are done you will have to do it all over again, because the best advertising for a book is _another_ book.
Now, there is nothing wrong with contemplating some new money-making opportunities - again, we live in a late-stage Capitalist hellhole, and we need the money to survive. But be clear-eyed about the efforts involved versus the rewards you get, and don't trust people who try to sell you get-rich-quick schemes.
