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0 pointsAFNobody8y ago0 comments

> Successful entrepreneurs aren't usually on welfare, they come from great backgrounds (hi Sam, Mark, Bill, Donald...).

Coming from a wealthy enough background that you can fall back on your parents if you fail is a form of welfare as it allows you to take risks without it being a disaster that leaves you homeless.

Welfare serves a similar function.

Its a safety net that allows you to take risks w/o ending up starving/homeless/etc.

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WalterBright8y ago

> starving/homeless

That assumes that the entrepreneur would have no job skills and no get-up-and-go, and so would be unable to get another job, which seems unlikely.

AFNobodyOP8y ago

Many non-technical people require 6-12 months to find a new job and would likely run out of cash before then after plowing it all into a startup.

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