I wonder, a successfull writer would be considered a "passive income" example here in HN?
It seems to me that the illusion of working hard for some months, writing a master piece, be ackonwledged a great writer, then, every 5 years writing a new hit and be wealthy forever while working on a bucolic house very similar to the passive income dream.
There are certainly accidental hits in every field. There are also pragmatic writers that write a book to a market instead of magically land a market for a book. I would still call a few months a year of writing base hits a really great outcome.
It seems to me that the illusion of working hard for some months, writing a master piece, be ackonwledged a great writer, then, every 5 years writing a new hit and be wealthy forever while working on a bucolic house very similar to the passive income dream.