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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person on Thursday March 30, 2017 @06:58AM (#13994348)
wait, didn't you time-travel in your argument ? You said if you feel like starting a business, go back in time and not have a family or take-on debt - may as well say they should have been born into a rich family with a good education, contacts and an inheritance to gamble with
Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person on Thursday March 30, 2017 @06:52AM (#13994312)
you are living in a dream world
Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person on Thursday March 30, 2017 @04:25AM (#13993760)
Oh yeh, because creating a startup is a breeze isn't it ? And most anyone could simply drop every commitment in their lives and like 4 years later they're rich! Why doesn't everyone do that, given they're free to do it ? Well, because they're not free to, not at all.

90% of people are strapped into financial obligations and have families. None of these people can afford to risk starting a business, even if they would be good at it and had the money, support and contacts required. Even among the usually already wealthy people who can afford to risk a startup, 90% of them fail.

What you're really saying is: if you inherited the freedom to risk creating a startup, and you are one of the lucky 10% who make it a success, then you deserve to enjoy the rewards.