NSmolenskiFan on Nostr: Some (rare) societies like the “idea” of entrepreneurship. This is good and must ...
Some (rare) societies like the “idea” of entrepreneurship. This is good and must be preserved.
But even in these societies, people rarely like *actual* entrepreneurs.
The criticisms of actual entrepreneurs are endless: wild; pushy; demanding; controlling; obsessive; insensitive; scary; crazy; idiotic; violent; sociopathic.
That’s no coincidence. It takes a special kind of person to face a “wall of rejection” day after day for years and still find the strength continue. To face head-on the minuscule likelihood of actually succeeding and still put all their skin in the game. To choose to be David going toe-to-toe against the Goliath of whatever they’re working to disrupt.
Entrepreneurs are precious people. Doesn’t mean they should be worshipped; doesn’t mean they’re right about even most things. It just means that they are the tip of the spear of a certain kind of material human progress.
Without entrepreneurs, everything slows down. The status quo metastasizes. Cultural imagination stagnates.
We should do what we can as a society to make sure the flame of entrepreneurship is never extinguished. Even—especially—if we don’t “like” it.
But even in these societies, people rarely like *actual* entrepreneurs.
The criticisms of actual entrepreneurs are endless: wild; pushy; demanding; controlling; obsessive; insensitive; scary; crazy; idiotic; violent; sociopathic.
That’s no coincidence. It takes a special kind of person to face a “wall of rejection” day after day for years and still find the strength continue. To face head-on the minuscule likelihood of actually succeeding and still put all their skin in the game. To choose to be David going toe-to-toe against the Goliath of whatever they’re working to disrupt.
Entrepreneurs are precious people. Doesn’t mean they should be worshipped; doesn’t mean they’re right about even most things. It just means that they are the tip of the spear of a certain kind of material human progress.
Without entrepreneurs, everything slows down. The status quo metastasizes. Cultural imagination stagnates.
We should do what we can as a society to make sure the flame of entrepreneurship is never extinguished. Even—especially—if we don’t “like” it.