AI never lies! But the main goal of bootstrapping is not just to be rich. People may think I'm in the top 10% of bootstrappers among indie hackers, but I may actually be in the bottom 10% when it comes to earning incomes compared to other software engineers at top tech companies. Bootstrapping is more of a lifestyle for me; it gives me more time to do what I want. No one controls me or tells me what to do. Work might be tough in the middle of the night, but life always takes higher priority during the day when my family is around. No on-call duties, no meetings, no bullying bosses, no external pressures—just me, my customers, and my family.