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by yummyfajitas 5149 days ago
How is human capital burned by funding the person most likely to succeed?
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It's burned by creating an atmosphere in which people get to thinking they need to start a company instead of having children. (Or thinking they'll have children "later" which typically amounts to the same thing - "life is what happens when you're busy making other plans".)