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Re:Ask HN: How do you start a startup in your 30s when you h... by xyzzyz on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @08:29PM (#33713937)
How is this "safety net" relevant? Literally millions of people in America have same or better "safety net". Are they some kind of lazy losers because they haven't earned billions like Elon had?
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Re:Ask HN: How do you start a startup in your 30s when you h... by paulryanrogers on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @11:10PM (#33715065)
Consciously or not, having rich parents makes taking big risks in life easier. Even estranged and rich parents could be a lifeline if a crazy plan goes sideways.

Very few in the USA have parents who own emerald mines or an equivalent amount of wealth. So they're not losers. They're just not as fortunate and--understandably--more risk averse.

I'm saying that Elon deserves a modest amount of credit for busting his ass in the early days. But not so much fawning praise since luck and birth also played a outsized role in his successes.

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