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>> The solution is providing a social safety net that enables that bulk of the population to pursue their dream.

> I don't think that will make most people into successful businesspeople (let alone "entrepreneurs" in any non-facile sense of the word), and I don't think that was entirely the point the article was trying to make.

I fully agree! While financial safety is by no means sufficient as a base for successfully starting a business, I do think the article makes a good point of it being necessary, though.

(And I think its important to emphasize that most businesses are not of the venture-backed startup type mostly discussed on this site.)