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> 90% of people are strapped into financial obligations and have families. So they have to prioritise what is important, if they feel that starting a business

by sumedh 10y ago

> 90% of people are strapped into financial obligations and have families. So they have to prioritise what is important, if they feel that starting a business is more important, they will avoid getting financial obligations and starting a family. This is also part of the overall risks, you might be better off just being an employee with a normal life instead of being a failed entrepreneur.

andrepd 10y ago
They don't have to choose to prioritise, they don't have a choice! Which brings your entire argument down.
- sumedh 10y ago
  If you are going to count poor people then I agree most of them dont have a choice, I am talking about people who visit HN.
  - andrepd 10y ago
    Hacker News gets about 300K unique visitors per month. That's ~0.0042% of the world population. Hardly a representative sample to make those kinds of ridiculous statements.
    - sumedh 10y ago
      The reason I am talking about HN demographics is because we are on HN.
viuduib 10y ago
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
- sumedh 10y ago
  If you are young and your inner voice is telling to work on your idea then it's better not to take debt like a house loan or an expensive car loan. Similarly tell your partner to wait for marriage/kids. Of Course a rich kid won't have to do these sacrifices but the rich kid will probably not have the same intensity and drive as the middle class person who wants to succeed.