I live in Germany. I have looked into creating a startup. Bootstrapping doesn't mean I'll ever earn an income (I'm unemployed) and I may even lose my benefits.

I live in Germany. I have looked into creating a startup. Bootstrapping doesn't mean I'll ever earn an income (I'm unemployed) and I may even lose my benefits. The chances of succeeding are excessively low, and the funding situation in Germany is very different. You mostly need to have revenue before you get funding. And when you aren't even employable on the normal labor market, then it is a lot harder still.