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Why are they so desperate to make the point that entrepreneurs aren't responsible for their successes? Let's play a game of pretend, none of us are responsible

Why are they so desperate to make the point that entrepreneurs aren't responsible for their successes? Let's play a game of pretend, none of us are responsible for our lives, everything is luck. And those who do better than others don't deserve it, so let's strike them down with taxes and punitive measures.

tragictrash 5y ago
But that's not how the world actually works. We aren't playing a game of pretend, we're playing a game where generational wealth can afford a good lawyer and get you out of a jam when your young and do something stupid. A world where a good education is bought by your parents by sending you to a private school. A world where networking in an ivy league school (most likely paid for by your parents) can make networking connections with the most influential and rich people in the world. Conversely, Living paycheck to paycheck changes the way your brain works. Having to worry about where your next meal is going to come from, or if your going to have a place to live in a month really fucks with you. Money buys better health outcomes, and if you don't have the money, you don't have the better health outcomes. It doesn't sound like you understand this. I know, I've lived both sides. And yeah they are desperate to make that point because most people born with a silver spoon in their mouth don't realize the privilege they have, or the value of what they've been lucky enough to be given. Sound familiar?
jka 5y ago
Many people would like to view success as similar to a gradual hill climb: you may begin randomly anywhere on the hill, but regardless of where you start, everyone has the opportunity to reach the summit (choosing between easier paths, slower paths, challenging sections, sprints, and so on, as each person prefers). That's the way that entrepreneurship is presented by the people who have succeeded as well: it's human nature to want to express relief and appreciation for hard work that has paid off. The question is: how are those messages received by people who are climbing, and is this genuinely a gradual, ongoing hill climb, or are there moats and obstacles which required ladders and ropes to overcome? If so, are the utilities to pass those challenges being shared (in safe condition) with the next cohort?

tragictrash 5y ago

But that's not how the world actually works. We aren't playing a game of pretend, we're playing a game where generational wealth can afford a good lawyer and get you out of a jam when your young and do something stupid. A world where a good education is bought by your parents by sending you to a private school. A world where networking in an ivy league school (most likely paid for by your parents) can make networking connections with the most influential and rich people in the world. Conversely, Living paycheck to paycheck changes the way your brain works. Having to worry about where your next meal is going to come from, or if your going to have a place to live in a month really fucks with you. Money buys better health outcomes, and if you don't have the money, you don't have the better health outcomes. It doesn't sound like you understand this. I know, I've lived both sides. And yeah they are desperate to make that point because most people born with a silver spoon in their mouth don't realize the privilege they have, or the value of what they've been lucky enough to be given. Sound familiar?

jka 5y ago

Many people would like to view success as similar to a gradual hill climb: you may begin randomly anywhere on the hill, but regardless of where you start, everyone has the opportunity to reach the summit (choosing between easier paths, slower paths, challenging sections, sprints, and so on, as each person prefers). That's the way that entrepreneurship is presented by the people who have succeeded as well: it's human nature to want to express relief and appreciation for hard work that has paid off. The question is: how are those messages received by people who are climbing, and is this genuinely a gradual, ongoing hill climb, or are there moats and obstacles which required ladders and ropes to overcome? If so, are the utilities to pass those challenges being shared (in safe condition) with the next cohort?