&gt; If you&#x27;re living in SF and married to someone in tech, odds are you make enough to qualify as an accredited investor anyways-- the per annum barrier is pretty low.<p>I&#x27;m not, and I&#x27;m not. I recognize that not everyone is sophisticated enough to do well at startup investing, but it&#x27;s no one&#x27;s place to tell me that I should be legally forbidden from making my own financial decisions. And I deeply resent the patronizing attitude of anyone who supports that prohibition.