>you just won't sell anything. And you have to promote a LOT. And your first few books just aren't gonna sell many copies.
I've literally seen people say 'I'm not going the trad publishing route because I'm not stereotypically pretty or good at self-promotion' and my mind boggles. This is opposite land. These do also seem to be the same people who are disappointed with the reality of self-pub sales numbers.
Like, respect for people self-pubbing for themselves who don't care if they sell>