[rjtavares]

> Are you implying that startup success in America requires exploitation of workers? I don't think most people would consider the management of early employees at successful startups to be "exploitative". Most of them are heavily incentivized.

This statement perfectly encapsulates the difference in work culture from the US and Europe. Exploitation doesn't happen because successes exist. You can get rich, so everything is allowed.

Having less social nets and having more startups aren't independent: they both result from an inherently risk taker culture.

(of course, all generalizations are limited and may not apply to all cases)