3 ms·
I mean, many of us don't see it as a choice. If not 'starting a company', at least striking out on your own and taking a different path to society around you.
by esotericn 7y ago
I mean, many of us don't see it as a choice. If not 'starting a company', at least striking out on your own and taking a different path to society around you.
If you're born in a dead end town (or country) with little economic activity to speak of, then you either start concocting hustles (whether that be trading, starting a company, taking side jobs, moving town, clipping coupons.. whatever), or you're poor for a lifetime.
Looking at statistics like this is frankly uninteresting for the most driven individuals. Only 1 in N million people make it to the Olympics, but if you have the right genetics and drive, your probability of success is orders of magnitude higher.
- koolba 7y ago> Only 1 in N million people make it to the Olympics, but if you have the right genetics and drive, your probability of success is orders of magnitude higher. It’s actually significantly higher (yet still grossly out of reach for most). There were approximately 11,000 athletes at the most recent summer olympics so that’s closer to 1 in 1/2 million out of the total population. Even higher when you exclude by age and other factors. Still much better off learning programming though.
- im3w1l 7y agoI got curious and looked into it briefly. Seems many people who get to the olympics still need to have dayjobs.
- dx87 7y agoDepending on the event you want to do, it can be super easy to get into the olympics. Here's an article about a woman that participated in the winter olympics by gaming the qualification rules. https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/winter-olympics/winter-olympics-2018-pyeongchang-elizabeth-swaney-ski-halfpipe-video-average-a8218991.html https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/winter-olympics...