I think the point, however poorly made, was that the odds are against you but the only way to surmount them is to know that they're against you and not care. It's a matter of disillusionment, because much like the lottery alluded to earlier in the article there's a conflict between the narrative and the statistically likely outcomes.
>Seems like this is just another test the author thinks would-be entrepreneurs need to pass, rather than actual advice.
It can be both. It's a decision point - do you accept the toxicity and the extremely long odds in exchange for the potential upside of going from zero to generational wealth in a single IPO or buyout offer? Can you fail ten times and still sleep indoors and eat food or are you betting the rent on your meditation app being different from all the others?
>Seems like this is just another test the author thinks would-be entrepreneurs need to pass, rather than actual advice.
It can be both. It's a decision point - do you accept the toxicity and the extremely long odds in exchange for the potential upside of going from zero to generational wealth in a single IPO or buyout offer? Can you fail ten times and still sleep indoors and eat food or are you betting the rent on your meditation app being different from all the others?