Safety vs. Freedom
DHH, the guru of Ruby on Rails, has a post about the lack of European web startups. He opines that the European social safety net creates a disincentive to strive for something better than a stable job at a stable company. There are really two things going on. One is that if the safety net is the right height, some will use it as a hammock. The second is that to have a safety net, someone has to pay for it, and the more you have to pay for the safety net, the more likely you’re going to want to use it.
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