To become a designer is a privileged opportunity. Who afforded us to be able to go to design colleges, or fiddle around in front of computers all day, or let us draw things? Our parents, or our guardians. For that to happen, some prerequisites need to happen: either our family can afford some basic needs (or more), or they provided you with ample amount of time to explore.
True, to become a designer, you don’t necessarily need to go through a rigorous formal education. You can be a self-learner, get some jobs and learn by doing. Privileges indeed come in many ways: free time, or even risk tolerance—how much you’re willing to try hard and not worry about failing because either you have a lot of financial cushion or some other kind of support in your life.
In Indonesia, many don’t live an abundant life, but many also think they have enough. Many of them are just so resilient, even if they can’t achieve “financial” freedom in their lives, they can achieve some other k…
