This line of thinking seems to be a small minority from those I speak with in the scene, but sums up my thinking exactly. I even get scoffed at sometimes that I am not going for the lottery-type odds endeavors solving 20-something first-world problems. To each there own, I suppose.
I'm seven years in, nice to meet a fellow "lifestyler".
I used to bring this out in people. Some things I felt were truly nasty were said. As 'yesimahuman' says, mainly by people very personally, and/or financially invested in the startup scene.
Since I’ve stopped hanging out so much IRL with startup guys, and instead with wider circle of folk, and networking more with "offline" entrepreneurs this has completely stopped happening.
Additionally using non-startup terms like "business owner" (vs say "founder") to describe myself and my company, seems to reduce the friction even when hanging out with the most agro startup guys.
Yea, it happens. But I realized it's often by people who have something to gain from you doing it, or don't have a lot of startup experience. Lawyers that make money by doing financing rounds are one example.
I'm seven years in, nice to meet a fellow "lifestyler".