1. Who works harder, an office worker working for 7.5 hours or a nurse who works for 12+ hours?
2. Who works harder, a person who works 37.5 hours in an office, or someone who works 80 hours a week, founding a company?
3. Who has worked harder to get where they are, an office worker who spent 6 months getting an NVQ in Microsoft Office or a nurse who spent 4-5 years getting a degree in nursing?
4. Who takes more risks, a person who works 37.5 hours in an office or a founder who puts their own capital in to try and create a company?
5. Which brings more value to a community, a person who is employed, or a person who employs people?
Inherited capital in every startup I've worked at. And enough of it that they got several runs at success. It wasn't risky at all.
> Which brings more value to a community, a person who is employed, or a person who employs people?
Too vague a generalisation to have any value. What matters is who does the work and the social value of that work.
Also, I love how you glossed over that the founders you idealize are largely already from privileged backgrounds that give them the opportunity to fail. The vast majority of people will never get that chance.
Have you ever been a senior manager before?
If you had, I hope you'd understand that the role involves creating jobs, hiring people, promoting people and generally supporting them, mentoring and advancing their careers? Taking responsibility for any problems they cause, and ensuring they get the glory of any successes. As well as doing my regular job as a developer at the highest level. I'd never worked so hard in my life.
It was exhausting and I'd expect to be compensated richly for it. Few people would stick the job.
The more jobs created, the more competition for employees, and thus the higher wages offered. We all owe a debt of gratitude to job creators.
