Decompose

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[–] Decompose@programming.dev -2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Because you don't know the personal examples I know. You can look up statistics of small businesses and startups and learn how to get funding. I think the average exit from a successful startup is in the 10s of millions USD after 5 years of work. It needs hard work, and it's not easy, because no one is gonna invest in your project unless you're dedicated. BUT, it's totally possible and I've seen it tons of times. I've seen idiots get more than $15 million funding. Some fail, some succeed. In fact the majority fail, but while they're failing they learn, and VCs have interest in investing because their expected returns based on statistics are higher than their investment on average.

There's so much work to be done before calling it quits, especially for someone who doesn't know what a VC is and how it works.

[–] Decompose@programming.dev -4 points 2 years ago

This is pure bullshit.

  1. He wasn't given that on day one. He built the first idea then investors came in.
  2. He had an idea that works, then convinced investors to pay him. You can do that too. Literally anyone can. Go learn how VCs work.

You have no idea you're talking about. The only thing you know is failure.

[–] Decompose@programming.dev -4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yes, of course. Everything is a straw man. Prove me wrong and stop saying... oh sorry, "hinting" that there's no point in trying. More importantly, stop making that impression to people. We need more people to build new things and work hard. Not more losers in Starbucks serving coffee.

[–] Decompose@programming.dev -4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

You don’t have any influence on luck. So yes, nobody can do that, that’s something you may or may not get.

So basically you don't want to take the chance because there's a chance you'll fail. This is hilarious! No question you're a failure.

Here's a life pro tip: If you don't try, your success chance is 0%. If you do try, its larger than 0%. Simple math.

You guys are really a broken generation! Social media broke you.

[–] Decompose@programming.dev -4 points 2 years ago

It starts with a basic idea like all people should have access to food, clean drinking water, shelter, healthcare, and a basic minimum quality of life. For most people, access to these things are currently granted by working and earning a wage.

No one is entitled to anything. You're confusing what "would be great" with what reality is.

Again, no matter how much automation there is, you can always build your own thing. You don't need a job under anyone. You can go start on your own, fail 100 times, and succeed at time 101. I've seen tons of people do that, including millionaires.

So while I do not feel entitled to what they produce, finding land and starting a farm would not secure those basic necessities of life and the opportunities to do so decrease daily.

What you call "basic necessities" aren't really basic. You want to enjoy modern civilization without contributing to it. Find a way to be part of it, or go back to farming and no one will have beef with you. Your health care today is better than the richest elite 100 years ago. Never forget that, and never forget you're not entitled to any of it.

In short, a person earns less while prices of goods continue to rise. The quality of life of the vast majority of the populace is continually going down.

Because you keep voting for governments that keeps increasing government spending and printing money. You refuse personal responsibility and you think the government should solve all your problems. You can't have it both ways. Either solve your problems by yourself to have a deflationary economy with less government spending, or make the government spend more and enjoy more inflation. It's simple math.

All these are problems you're creating. You're still free to leave to another country to farm your own land.

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