This is why the real job of younger companies is to prove they are not your parents' social apps.

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Did you ever ask your aging parents how many prescriptions they are taking?

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Your parents are all the more at risk when they trust the familiar person, who can use trust to exploit them.

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Unless your parents work in the field you want to pursue, they are not going to be able to help you most effectively.

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Those quiet heroes all across this country -- some of your parents and grandparents who are sitting here -- no fanfare, no articles written about them, they just persevere.

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