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Thank you, this is a very thoughtful response. I'm currently (still...) fighting for benefits despite more than qualifying for them, so currently there's nothing stopping me like that unless I wave being able to generate income around like a flag.
I've thought about working a call center, I just don't think I could bring myself to sell things to folks that they don't need. I refuse to do anything unethical and IMHO that falls squarely under that (I'm starting to think I need to compromise and just apply to a bunch of them...).
I've done remote call center work in the past and have friends who've worked for a few others, and they were all technical support rather than sales work. Granted, some may want you to try to upsell services as you're troubleshooting, but it's not a true sales role.
As for the insurance places - yeah, those are basically all sales from what I understand. I've never worked for one myself, though, so I can't confirm what the experience is like.
If neither of those options appeal and you don't like the variability of the others I listed, I'd recommend searching for "remote entry-level work" and seeing the types of things that pop up. I personally prefer sites like Hiring Cafe over places like LinkedIn or Indeed for searching because there aren't as may scams, but make sure to check the company out thoroughly before you apply regardless of the platform you're using.