> You still don't get it... 25 years ago, how many people could afford to "find computers" in their late teens? In the public high school I went to they had a

> You still don't get it... 25 years ago, how many people could afford to "find computers" in their late teens? In the public high school I went to they had a computer program, so I had access to that which helped. There's also the public library too. Although in my case I was able to eventually get a computer at home but it took a lot of saving. Also in the mid / late 1990s computers started to come down a lot in price compared to the early 90s. But really, nowadays it's a totally different world so my specific situation doesn't matter. You can grab a decent laptop for $350ish. You could work a summer job to afford that while still going to high school, or a part time job for a few months. There's also an endless amount of free (or paid) tutorials on a ton of technical topics. > So what in your life would have made you afraid to take risks? I'm not smart enough to answer that question because I can't figure out what you're asking. But I will leave you with, of course having a base line of family security is helpful. For example if your parent(s) are employed and you are able to have food, clothes and electricity then you have an advantage over someone who lives on the street but the article made it seem like you need "family money, an inheritance, or a pedigree and connections that allow for access to financial stability" to run your own business. To me that's much more than the basics. When I read that, I read that as coming from a family where your parents probably make 350k+ year and there's 5+ million in a low risk trading account or something that can be liquified on demand. That's a totally different world from a family living paycheck to paycheck but can still save a little bit here and there. That type of family is more in tuned with how I was brought up. It was always a struggle with a lot of sacrifices, but it was never "bad bad".