i think the reality is that people want the luxury of modern society even if it means they are chained to it. Its either that, or people are born in the chains and dont even realize they can break them.
Thats certainly how i feel as a white collar office professional in the US.
Yeah, it’s not a glamorous trade-off. But it’s a >0 starting point that makes it so you can risk losing your comforts.
Your willingness to try great things is more predicted on What happens if you fail rather than what happens if you succeed.
If the worst that can happen to me is that I go back to my cozy but inconvenient cabin and do contracting until I can save up enough money to give it another go, that’s way different than the lose everything I own and live on the streets scenario.
Thats certainly how i feel as a white collar office professional in the US.