Start-ups should be a temporary economic blip. In our lifetime, we should either see convincing virtual reality, or be sitting on the beach sipping umbrella d

Start-ups should be a temporary economic blip. In our lifetime, we should either see convincing virtual reality, or be sitting on the beach sipping umbrella drinks served by robots which have taken over all "work" positions. It's beyond the pale that with our present technology and abundance that we still use "being out on the street and starving to death" as a stick to make people work dead-end jobs. At least, if you'd like a future where all human beings are valued and cared for simply because they are human. For crying out loud, it's the 21st century and the world still has human slavery. Don't judge your country based on it being better than the worst -- that encourages a race to the bottom. Judge it from a future perspective; science fiction has offered plenty of promising visions for humanity.