Quick, non-technical question

[DaveJ]

8. This is kinda an academic exploration

My path is pretty much set already I think.

To get all the contract jobs in my area, I'd either need to move or drive over 2 hours a day. I take the train to the city, but a lot of contract jobs are in the suburbs.

I hate to be pessimistic, but with contract jobs they'll throw one out on the street at the slightest hint of a financial crisis.
It doesn't matter how good you are. Full time jobs will keep the good reliable workers, but people working contract jobs are considered expendable. So I guess it's a matter of taking the risk of losing all access to work in my field, or taking less risk but having a less cool permanent job, and continue to work on my own stuff

Anyway it's not just about getting a job, just lonely and wondering what it's like for other people.