<i>&gt;&gt; The solution is providing a social safety net that enables that bulk of the population to pursue their dream.</i><p><i>&gt; I don&#x27;t think that will make most people into successful businesspeople (let alone &quot;entrepreneurs&quot; in any non-facile sense of the word), and I don&#x27;t think that was entirely the point the article was trying to make.</i><p>I fully agree! While financial safety is by no means <i>sufficient</i> as a base for successfully starting a business, I do think the article makes a good point of it being <i>necessary</i>, though.<p>(And I think its important to emphasize that most businesses are not of the venture-backed startup type mostly discussed on this site.)