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>It's incredible to me that graduating college students, many presumably with student debt and little savings, can even consider taking the financial risk of st
by uwuhn 7y ago
>It's incredible to me that graduating college students, many presumably with student debt and little savings, can even consider taking the financial risk of starting a company (e.g. forgoing a salary).
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I would wager that most people interested in this would have strong support structures of family & friends who can bankroll them while the company gets on their feet. I was in this position when I graduated, and so were most of the people I've met throughout my tech career. I still chose to go for a salary, as did most of my friends & peers.
- tempsy 7y agoYeah on second thought I guess I shouldn't really be so surprised here. Anyone who can take this route is in a highly privileged situation and presumably has a strong financial safety net via their parents. But I think it's incorrect to say "most people interested in this..." when it's really "most people who can do this..." Few children of even middle income parents could do this.
- uwuhn 7y agoFor me, being interested in something implies that it's even possible in the first place.
- tempsy 7y agoSeems like a highly nihilistic view of the world. Not everyone can afford the risk of trying to make it as an entrepreneur in the present moment, but to say that means they aren't or shouldn't be interested in it is a bit depressing, no?
- uwuhn 7y agoI don't think nihilistic is the word you're looking for in this context.
- tempsy 7y agoIt is...to not be interested in something because, whether real or imagined, you don't think that thing is "possible" to achieve is a very nihilistic perspective on the world. You are saying you have no interest in something because you feel hopeless to even believe it is possible.