I think that, because for a chunk of my adult life, freelancing made up a decent portion of my income, friends and non-work contacts seem to avoid discussing topics that would weigh in on a professional level with me.

I don’t know if it is an intentional thing or not, but now that I am not attempting to make money in a freelance way, I really like it when people ask me what would have been a work related question, either just because they’re curious, or need help, or even something related to their own business…

But it seems that only contacts/friends that I have made since I transitioned away from freelancing are willing to do that and the other, pre-existing contacts are quite content it seems with making ill-advised decisions regarding technology right in front of my face and I don’t feel comfortable pointing it out to them