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> Being a builder does not generate predictable returns like an index fund or the S&P over the last 100 years.

Sure but investing a modest sum in the S&P 500 as a wage earner, salary earner, or otherwise also requires you to work for someone else your whole life and never get wealthy. That incentive kesp people starting new companies and doing other things - i.e. taking risks.



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