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"but it's not necessarily a path to success."

Nothing is an absolute guarantee. No matter what the path.

"Were repeatedly screwed by business partners and banks"

If your parents were "repeatedly" screwed over, they really need to take a look at their own decisions. I was screwed over a few times when I was younger. I learned from my mistakes and don't allow people to screw me over.

Your parents might be too honest and nice, which leads to people taking advantage of them. This will happen anywhere, not just business.

"it can be just another rat-race for lots of people."

Some people just aren't cut out to own their own business. My parents, for example, could never own their own business. They are too nice and would get screwed over (my Dad has gotten screwed over more than once in his life in various business deals).

One thing is true: you will never be rich working for other people and this is really the point of the book. For me personally, I would rather make $50K working for myself than $100K working for a large company. It's mostly about the freedom than the money.




I really wish that there was a feature that required anyone that down voted a comment to give a reason.


"but it's not necessarily a path to success."

Nothing is an absolute guarantee. No matter what the path.

This is a ridiculous statement. You attempt to defend "business as success" by arguing success is never guaranteed. While being a silly argument, more importantly you seem to completely miss what your parent was talking about- he was not discussing how your business might not be successful, but that for many people, success in business != success in life. In the same way that money != happy.


"This is a ridiculous statement. You attempt to defend "business as success" by arguing success is never guaranteed."

I thought I was pointing out the obvious, but I guess not. Are you one of those people that believes that if you go to college you automatically get a job at the end? It's not guaranteed, but I would still recommend it because it will help you get a job. You are the one being ridiculous here.

The guy I was replying somehow thinks that the book is a guidebook and a guarantee at success. It's not. I was pointing that out.

"While being a silly argument, more importantly you seem to completely miss what your parent was talking about- he was not discussing how your business might not be successful, but that for many people, success in business != success in life. In the same way that money != happy."

Really? His parents were not successful at business so how can that even be used as an example?

If he was really trying to point something like this out, give me an example of someone that is successful at business but not at life.

From my personal experience, once you figure out what it takes to be successful at business, you will be successful at many other things in life.


You again seem to be conflating success in ventures with success in life. Let's take another look at the original quote:

No, it may be one of the best paths to wealth and independence ... but it's not necessarily a path to success.

Emphasis on "success", not on "necessarily".

I'm done here though, I really shouldn't have replied in the first place anyway.




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