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Any opportunities for hyperskilled labor, preferably online and pseudonymously?

21 points by notimetodie ↗ HN
Not an adult, worsening home situation - which wasn't great in the first place, so could really do with quick money. Assume skill/competence is not a barrier.

The best method know of is ImmuneFi's bug bounties: https://immunefi.com/explore

Anyone who has the skills necessary to find a vuln can instantly convert them into money, without any barriers like formal credentials or onboarding processes (for which I have no time).

What other opportunities (in any sector, not necessarily CS-related) share the same characteristics?

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Jemm
Seems like these gig sites have a lot of jobs of a very dubious nature. A bit depressing to see.
silverwasthere
When I was a teenager I did html and PC repair for small businesses and game console hacks and random device repair for schoolmates.

Good luck. It gets better. Start learning how to choose good roommates. Find role models. Keep hard problems in front of you. Good luck kid.

qorrect
Kaggle has competitions: https://www.kaggle.com/competitions

Chrome has Vulnerability Rewards: https://bughunters.google.com/about/rules/5745167867576320/c...

You could learn card counting, just keep in mind you have to find the casinos that don't throw out this advantage ( by only using 6 out of the 7 packs in a shoe for instance ).

inetsee
"Not an adult"; are minors allowed to gamble in casinos?
qorrect
Sounded like they are about to become homeless. I'm less concerned with teenage gambling than I am with teenage starvation/death.
faeriechangling
Ransomware author
badrabbit
Author or operator. Ransomware as a service (RaaS) is the thing these days.
xtracto
At the beginning of the ethereum smart contract craze, there was a marketplace for software dev, snd bounties. Everything was through ETH , do it was pseudonimous.

Dont remember the name and dont know es what happened to it unfortunately.

BergTheBold
You could mow peoples' lawns for a summer job
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yakak
I think becoming an emancipated minor varies a lot by jurisdiction. You may need to look hard at what type of income works for you. I.e. letting a guardian take some income in an inappropriate fashion may actually help you formally emancipate through the courts.

Identifying antiques/collectibles is a skill that can pay off well.

Ghost writing for bad students (and now bad employees) can pay well and has a payer that wants to keep things discreet but that is income you probably wouldn't want to use to later argue you are financially independent.

atmosx
Not an adult is okay, but how old are you? In some jurisdictions you might be able to earn legally, maybe do an internship. I would propose contacting small-to-medium security agencies. I'm pretty sure they'll try to find a way to work with you assuming the skills are there.

<rant>Some comments are proposing illegal activities to a - most likely - teenager. A teenager cannot assess properly the risk that goes with illegal activities same way as an adult would. Repercussions about a future full of potential, etc. Please be responsible.</rant>

maerF0x0
fiverr and upwork has a nasty reputation, but I've made a few 1000s on them in a pinch.

https://www.upwork.com/

Highly do not recommend as a long term life strategy though.

ffhhj
How much time and effort will it take to find those bugs?

Quick legal money is on gigs that allow you to offer more of your services and get recurring clients.

Be careful not getting burned-out too young.

AMerePotato
There's a ton of opportunities to work anonymously in blockchain. At my last job, we were paying 10k for a bounty to someone I was surprised to hear was a teenager. It's very accessible. The only challenge is you'll need a way to convert the tokens your paid in to dollars and you need to be 18 to get an account with Coinbase or whoever.