Re:Do dysfunctional families breed entrepreneurs?
by neilk on Wednesday September 23, 2009 @07:59PM
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I've worked for a child of a dysfunctional family. The company was run like a dysfunctional family.
On the whole, dysfunctional families are poor preparations for anything. That's why they are called dysfunctional.
The one thing I could maybe agree with -- in a dysfunctional family, sometimes the children learn to take on responsibility and budgeting at an earlier age. Maybe they learn to challenge authority. That may be an 'advantage' over some pampered brat, although a dubious one since it leaves less time and resources for studying or hacking or other growth opportunities. There are less damaging ways to learn responsibility.
On the whole, dysfunctional families are poor preparations for anything. That's why they are called dysfunctional.
The one thing I could maybe agree with -- in a dysfunctional family, sometimes the children learn to take on responsibility and budgeting at an earlier age. Maybe they learn to challenge authority. That may be an 'advantage' over some pampered brat, although a dubious one since it leaves less time and resources for studying or hacking or other growth opportunities. There are less damaging ways to learn responsibility.