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If 'painful barriers' were a good thing, you'd see the world's best capitalists in North Korea and Cuba, no? There's a difference between impossible barriers a
by mbesto 13y ago
If 'painful barriers' were a good thing, you'd see the world's best capitalists in North Korea and Cuba, no?
There's a difference between impossible barriers and painful barriers. Just because a wall exist doesn't mean you can't climb over it. My point is a psychological one - that perhaps it's the personality and characteristic of a person who is willing to circumvent government barriers that makes them so appealing to start a successful business. Honestly, I don't know, it's just food for thought.
Predicting the future is often difficult.
So who are we to judge who should be allowed in not allowed in?
Don't have time for the other points, I have some barbecue to attend to:-)
Hehe, no worries. I appreciate the fruitful discussion.
- wildgift 13y agoI think that immigrants face more barriers. Some of these startup folks, I think, probably faced some barriers into entering the elite societies in the US. For example, if you attend college at any of the top 20 colleges in the country, you're going to meet the elite, but an upper-middle class person, especially an immigrant, is going to face difficulties marrying into, or being accepted by these elites. However, to use the language of the typical undocumented immigrant, of having "nothing to lose", doesn't accurately convey the truth. It's just going to confuse things. There are poor immigrants who start businesses, but by and large, they aren't venture backed startups; more like mom-and-pop stores, food trucks, or swap-meet businesses.