Nobody talks about the 9-5 trap honestly.

Here it is.
Your boss pays you just enough so you do not quit.
You work just enough so you do not get fired.
That is the whole relationship in one sentence.
There is a ceiling on every salary.
You cannot negotiate your way to $10M.
You cannot work hard enough to get there.
There are only 24 hours in a day.
With stocks & options there is no ceiling.
You want to make 10x more?
Add a zero behind the trade.
Same amount of time.
Same amount of work.
10x the position.
(of course do in reason and keep ratios in check. My point is it's no more work)
The goal is not to work harder.
The goal is to build something where your money works harder than you do.
That is the only way out.