You appear to misunderstand me. I'm not saying "remove all safety nets", I like safety nets for the exact reason you stated, they allow some amount of risk, the

You appear to misunderstand me. I'm not saying "remove all safety nets", I like safety nets for the exact reason you stated, they allow some amount of risk, they cover you when extraordinary events happen, and allow you to get back up instead of falling endlessly. They're not all positive though, they are incentivizing a part of the population to not contribute. I live around such people, and I have no doubt that they'd contribute if the alternative was going hungry and sleeping outside. But since the alternative is a 70sqm flat, a tv, xbox and smartphone, utilities paid for and food in the kitchen, they don't see a reason to contribute - it would just mean spending time doing things they don't like for more money. But as they already have their needs and most of their desires covered, that's not a good offer to them. They're perpetually relying on the safety net, and it tends to become intergenerational. If you want to install a safety net, it's wise to address that issue.