Can you tell me what that means?
> people who do great things take big risks
Parents? With their lives? Can you describe such a scenario?
> This is a thread for startups
Is the risk involved in startups of the same impact to their children as their deaths?
> then assuming the amount of risk involved
Am I? Is this considered a safe pastime then?
> and have a large safety margin, as has been shown by his 24yr history of doing it
Now who's assuming? 24 years of not telling anyone he's going on a dive?
> I personally think teaching your child to be "safe" and not take "risks" is kind of stupid
You're playing semantics. mortal/life-threatening risk/safety is clearly different from other forms of usages of the same word(s).
You absolutely should teach your children to avoid those kinds of risks, or at least, in the context of having dependants.