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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15659076 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15659076 Copy pasted: Entrepreneurship is like one of those carnival games
by jokoon 4y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15659076 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15659076
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Entrepreneurship is like one of those carnival games where you throw darts or something.
Middle class kids can afford one throw. Most miss. A few hit the target and get a small prize. A very few hit the center bullseye and get a bigger prize. Rags to riches! The American Dream lives on.
Rich kids can afford many throws. If they want to, they can try over and over and over again until they hit something and feel good about themselves. Some keep going until they hit the center bullseye, then they give speeches or write blog posts about "meritocracy" and the salutary effects of hard work.
Poor kids aren't visiting the carnival. They're the ones working it.
- robertlagrant 4y agoDon't be silly. Any self-employed plumber is an entrepreneur. Some of them (many of them) didn't have the cash to get a degree or the college experience, but their job is highly entrepreneurial.