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Is only the middle class on linkedin?

Today I started thinking about the differences in upbringing in middle and rich class kids. I'm a middle class child and we have been told to go to school, go to a uni and then get a job, or in some few cases, to become an entrepreneur/start a buisness. We don't really have a maa-baap ka dhandha to take over. I really want to go into the psychology and the thinking pattern of these rich class kids. What kinda goals do they have? What backgrounds they come from? What kinda careers do they go for? What kinda people do they have in their inner circle? And ofc you won't ever find them on LinkedIn.

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[Thread] Why Career Advice is generally bullsh*t?

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Why are there not enough folks having entrepreneurial aspirations?

I am addressing folks who have progressed in their careers enough to earn at least 30 LPA. If you are earning this much in India, you are already in the creamy layer of lifestyle. You can afford a decent house, a decent car and probably save up some assets for children's education (A lot of people bring up the expensive school fees). If you get a salary hike from 30LPA to 40LPA, there is a high chance that your lifestyle will not change that much. Your savings will go up, but still it will take years to retire early in either case. It's quite apparent that if you want to improve your lifestyle at this stage (highest-end middle class), you will require an income source capable of providing leverage and exponential growth. Barring a few folks I know, everyone else is busy grinding leetcode, mugging up system design for their next job switch or even worse, kissing ass for the next promotion. Why don't enough people start learning about business on the side and slowly start investing their free time in learning everything they can about it ? I am sure it will be a much better time investment if you play your cards correctly for a long enough time (I am pretty sure this is still a quicker path to riches as compared to 30 years of SIP investments). Note: I completely understand that many people have monthly payment obligations like EMIs. And that's why my question is about 'aspirations'. I am not asking 'Why are people not leaving their jobs to pursue entrepreneurship?'. I am rather asking 'Why are people not even thinking about anything else apart from the next (disappointing) hike?'