Ask HN: What's the big deal with startups anyways...

My father is a custom's officer. My mom's a manager in a bank. Government employees. Middle-class. Dad focused on his mutual funds, mom on her promotions. And both, on everything in between. We now own three houses and close to a millions-worth. I wasn't taught to be egotistic, brash and adventurous. I was taught to be hard-working, loyal and obedient. I was told to maximize my intellectual, professional and social value for a company. Not for a client (the former offered better security and were easier to deal with anyways) Math and Chemistry, not Psychology and Political Science. Fixed deposits, not stocks. I started a local website development business recently. My goal? Have something to show at interviews. I want to know why this is so wrong today. I want to know why we fixate so much on the millionaire's presentation about some bread-crumb concept like,“Love your job”. Was anyone was not aware of that? What about an opinion by the 90k-salaried .NET developer. The one who probably