If family did not support kids as they went to college or pursued starting their own companies, what would the world be like?

Edit: I realize this is a reality for a lot of people. But I mean more like even financially well-off parents, if they never supported their kids and just made them wait tables to survive while pursuing college or med school etc.

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I don’t understand the question. I paid for college entirely myself, starting while I was in school and primarily paid back while I was a waitress after graduation. Are you saying what if there were more people in my shoes?

OP has a hard time grasping that people can be successful without their parents paying for everything

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