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I do it because it's a more rewarding and more difficult "game" than video games, not because e.g. I need it to cover health insurance costs. It's like a game w
by claudiulodro 7y ago
I do it because it's a more rewarding and more difficult "game" than video games, not because e.g. I need it to cover health insurance costs. It's like a game with unlimited possibilities that encompasses technology, research, the real world, society, creativity, etc. to me. I do acknowledge that it's definitely a different situation for the person Ubering in the evenings to help cover their bills, though.
- aaronblohowiak 7y ago100%. I believe we should have universal healthcare and stronger safety net because it will let more people play the game.
- opportune 7y agoWow, this an accurate description for me as well. There's also so much to learn that the difficulty of mastery and the pride of proficiency, in terms of breadth and depth, is incomparable in relation to most other subject domains. American culture also has a tendency to emphasize self-improvement, upward mobility, the protestant work ethic, etc. which makes times spent on entrepreneurship feel justifiable in the same way that bodybuilding and education do