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At which point can you just hire someone to manage it and then retire?

I know if I was making that much money via passive income I would never work another day in my life.

the days of consumer products on autopilot forever is over, requires constant work to continue marketing, website updates etc

Hiring people is not autopilot. You can hire a CEO for example.

I think this is one of those things that is easier said than done.