Programar, repartir i arribar a final de mes: la vida d’un freelance jove a la Xina

What is the price of freedom? 28-year-old Jared was once a big tech AI engineer to escape the toxic 996 grind. He shattered his golden rice bowl to become a freelancer. But freedom comes with a cost. By day, he trains cutting-edge AI models in a leaky, e-on air condition roof top shack. No, you have to have a hands on me. He is not in my own hands, he is in my own hands. By night, he puts on the delivery uniform, Plunging into torrential rain just to scrape together his meager rant. He's the ultimate reflection of a global generation desperate to escape the 95. How did he rebel against the system? And is his freedom truly free? She won't answer you, I think. Let his follow the lens into Jared his world. A day that is both cyber and starkly real. Here is Chengdu China. The main character of this video, Jared and his girlfriend, live right on the rooftop of this old residential community. According to local regulations, living on the rooftop is not allowed. We will check out later exactly how Jared managed to live up here. This is the old urban district of Chengdu. Most of these buildings were built in the 1990s, presenting a unique aesthetic of chaotic and messy beauty. Right now it is 9.30 in the morning, and we agreed to meet at 10. I decided to go ahead and knock on his door early to see if he is even awake yet. Hello! What's up? I'm going to the hospital. I'm going to the hospital. I'm going to the hospital.

I'm going to the hospital. Can you do it? Can you do it? I'm going to the hospital. Wow, I'm going to the hospital. This is Jared and his wife who have been married for just one year. They rent and live in this rooftop apartment. It has two rooms, one used as an office for work and the other as a bedroom. It also includes a tiny kitchen and a very small bathroom. In a strict sense, this apartment is actually an illegal structure on the top floor. By law, there should be no buildings on the rooftop and it cannot belong to any individual. The only reason all of this exists is basically due to problems left over from history. What kind of place is this place? It's a very old-fashioned house. It's a very old-fashioned house. Do you give it to the next person? Yes, it's the next person. This person is a famous guy. This is the main character. This is the main character. He said you're a very old-fashioned house. He's not a good person. He thinks you can't be a bad guy. No, you're going to take a picture. I'm very happy. I'm very happy that I'm going to take a picture. I'm not going to take a picture of this. I'm not going to take a picture of this. It's a great opportunity to operate among Chinese urban households, is as high as 98%. Jared still lives a life without any air conditioning. The phone boards write about his head, provide no thermal insulation at all, and it

is hard to imagine how he survives the scorching summer heat in a place like this. This is the most new year in the year The year is the most new year in the year This is the year This is the most beautiful year I think this year is a new year Oh, you're right This is because we have the same place as the last year Right This is the first place The same place is 40 years Oh, I'm so glad I'm so glad I'm so glad This is not a house This is a 500mAh. This is a good one. In a 500mAh, 500mAh. This is the best, but the most popular one is the most popular one. But the most popular one is the most popular one. It's not a 100mAh. Jared has a great imagination and excellent hands on skills. Since becoming a freelancer, he finally has plenty of time to develop his passion for DIY project. You don't want to say that. He has purchased the large variety of different tools. Now he can repair and customize all the household appliances and even the complex circuit boards by himself. Since freelance income is quite unstable, doing projects by himself allows Jared to achieve great results with very little money. Therefore, as long as he can build it himself, he will absolutely never buy it. The project that makes him the most proud is a custom sound system he assembled completely from scratch. I think it's a good idea.

I'm not sure if it's a good idea. But you're here. I think you're here. I think you're here. I think you're here. I think you're here. Now I'm here. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. What's the point? I want you to be happy. You're so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. I'm so happy. Even though I am here to film him today, Jared still treats me as a guest and went to the market early in the morning to buy crawfish to entertain me. In China, crawfish is considered a relatively expensive ingredient, and the price is two times that of pork. If I were not here visiting today, Jared would usually just prepare a random and simple meal for himself. That's why you're in a lot of trouble. I'm in a lot of trouble. That's the thing. You're a good man, you're a good man. Yeah. That's a good example. This kind of cheap, prepackaged food is full of high salt, low quality oil and additives, which is often a compromise people make for saving money and time. Usually the daily diet of Jared is extremely casual and he only gets to enjoy a proper meal when his wife is free. Although the two of them are busy cooking with great enthusiasm right now, I noticed that this rented room does not even have enough space to place a dining table.

It is hard to imagine where we are going to eat our lunch later. It seems that this small balcony is where we are going to eat our lunch. However, the potte plants here are growing way too thick and lush, making it almost impossible for us to find a place to sit down. The wife of Jared is a great cook and the food she prepares tastes absolutely amazing. For young couples like them, living in a major city with low income, owning no apartment, and only no car, being able to get married and live in a cheap rented room with such harsh conditions is extremely rare. In reality, even if the couple themselves agreed to it, the parents on both sides would usually try their best to stop them. The daily work of Jared, mainly involves taking online orders and writing computer programs for various clients. However, he openly admits that this kind of work is highly unstable. This constant uncertainty about income is actually one of the biggest pain points of being a freelancer. Another major pain point is personal laziness. Jared feels that working by himself at home without the strict rules of a company makes him gradually become lazy. This lack of discipline causes him a great amount of distress. I'm not sure if you can see the difference between the two. What's the difference? I think this is a... I think it's a... ...a woman who's here to... ...he's here to be in the city. I mean, you've been in a good position for three years. You've become a woman who's in a good position. You're a woman who's in a good position. Right? You're a good person who's in a good position. He is... I don't know what to say, but he's a little bit... But I'm a little bit... I'm a little bit... I'm not a little bit... I'm a little bit...

I'm a little bit... I'm a little bit... I'm a little bit... Currently, Jared and his wife make a combined income of around $1,000 per month. Compared to the first two years when he just started freelance work, his income has actually decreased significantly. The main reason behind this decline is that the impact of artificial intelligence is simply too massive. AI has greatly improved the efficiency of writing code. Which in turn has driven the pricing of the orders? Jared receives lower and lower. If you are a person who can do this, you can do this. You can do it. However, Jared is also modifying his daily workflow and actively embracing artificial intelligence. He is striving to adapt so that he will not be wiped out by this massive wave of the new era. If you look at my screen, I can't understand what I can say. If you want to say that, In the case of AI, there is a question about AI, which is very useful to you. It's very useful to use the same things that you want to learn. It's very useful to use the same things that you want to learn. But if you want to learn something that you want to learn, maybe you will be able to use the same things that you want to learn. Because AI, you have to give it to the enemy. You can't even get through it. Now you have to take a lot of data. This is not a simple thing. If I don't say that, I can't say that he is not a bad guy. I don't know if I can tell him that I am a bad guy.

If I want to tell him that I am a bad guy, he is a good guy. I am a bad guy. Writing code is a workstate that Jerry truly enjoys. However, his current income can no longer cover the basic living expenses of his household. Fortunately, his schedule is relatively flexible. Every afternoon, he chooses to go out and deliver food to supplement his income. He uses this hard physical labor to support his current lifestyle. All just to avoid returning to a full-time office job. What is it? It's very fast. It's not fast. It's not fast. It's not fast. It's not fast. We have to run for the next 2 hours. We have to run for the next 3 hours. It's the same as before. I'm going to take a walk. I'm going to take a walk. For delivering food, Jared chooses a strategy of taking multiple low-paying orders at the same time. China, delivery riders have many different working modes. Riders can independently choose their own work intensity. Based on their desire to earn money, the hourly wage generally ranges from $2 to $5. For someone like Jared who works extremely hard with high intensity, his hourly wage barely reaches $4. Most delivery drivers constantly complain about the high commission fees of the platform and feel they are being exploited by capitalism. However, Jared has a completely different perspective on this. In China, almost all delivery riders, right modified and speeding electric bikes.

If you do not modify your bike, you simply cannot keep up with the delivery time required by the platform, and you will be eliminated by the system. However, riding these speeding electric bikes is extremely dangerous. While Jared was making a delivery to a hospital, a very dramatic scene occurred. One of the orders he was carrying happened to be for another delivery rider, who had just broken his leg from a crashing accident while delivering food. This is the first time I've seen him in the US. He's the first one to give me a chance to get a chance to see you. That's why he's the first to give me a chance to see him. He's the one who's been in the US for a few minutes. The reality is that the delivery rider we just saw most likely only has commercial accident insurance paid out of his own pocket. It. This is because the official work injury insurance from platforms for delivery riders did not officially start execution across all 31 provinces in China until July 1, 2026. Under the new rules, the system pays a daily living subsidy based on the hospitalization time, provides grants for disability and even removerses the cost of crutches and protective gear. However, the filming time of this video was May, 2026. The delivery rider we just met did not have any of these subsidies. He will have zero income for several months and still needs to pay the remaining 20% of the medical expenses by himself. I'm going to the wrong side! Go! Go, go, what are you doing? I'm just going to the wrong side! You're scared, right? I'm scared of you, I'm scared of you! I can't do this tomorrow. I'm scared of you, I'm scared of you! I won't go home, I'm afraid of you!

The weather is not on our side. We have only been delivering food for about one hour. And it suddenly starts to drizzle. However, we plan to follow his usual routine, exactly as it is. We will keep riding and delivering through the light rain, and we will decide what to do later if the rain gets truly heavy. The situation is a bit more important than the previous one. 20 to 30 days. But only the last one can be reached. The last one is the last one. The last one is not the last one. The last one is the last one. But the last one is the last one. The most high-end of the time can be reached. What is the next fish? The fish is not fresh, the fish is fresh. The fish is not fresh. The fish is not fresh. The fish is not fresh. If you are looking for a fish, why don't you try it? But why don't you try it? You are looking for a fish that I have been thinking. Jared chooses a very smart strategy to deliver food. He only chooses to work during the peak hours of the evening. This way, he does not have to deal with the burning hot sun during the day, and he can ensure there are plenty of orders available. He goes out at 6 in the evening and rides until 10 at night, working for these four hours, bringing around 100 yen. Which is equal to about $15. I heard that the weather is so bad that I'm already on the same boat I've been feeling so bad for 3 days But I'm really happy that I'm in the same boat

You're in the same boat before, right? Yes It's not for a long time It's for a long time You're in the same boat last year It's not for 3 days You don't want to go on the same boat today I'm not in the same boat You know, you can go to the restaurant, I don't know why you can go to the restaurant. If you want to go to the restaurant, you can go to the restaurant. Why? I like the restaurant. I like the restaurant. The price of freedom is often a low income. For Jared, freedom is definitely more important than making money. However, freedom without a solid financial foundation can easily turn into a fake freedom. Just like Jared right now, when he has to go out and deliver food simply to survive, he has already lost a part of that freedom. What is more realistic is that if they have children in the future, the pressure of life will force him to compromise with the market. The anxiety caused by this kind of future uncertainty is not any lighter than the stress of working a 996 schedule in a big tech company. Yet, just as Jared said himself, he is already completely used to his current lifestyle, and there is no going back. For the future, he can only continue to move forward along this path. In the evening, it was my treat to take Jared and his delivery writer Fred Steeman out for a barbecue dinner. We talked a lot about his past experiences and how he walked into his current lifestyle by step. Please subscribe to my channel because I will share the content of our deep conversation in the future. In addition, Steven is a full-time delivery writer, and the video documenting his entire day has already been posted on my main page. You are more than welcome to watch it. Thank you for watching, and I will see you in the next video.