Pretty sure lots of smart people got rich for working at tech/finance/etc without taking large risks - if we're measuring success by wealth.
That sounds weird, how can you fail if you don't try? What sounds better to me is that the success rate for those who don't try is 0%, which btw I don't see a counter argument for the article. Obviously if you don't try you don't even enter the lottery.
What's the failure rate for smart people who do try?
Yeah feels good right, taking risks have costs and only priviledged folks can afford to do this for any strech of time.
Also its not a singular risk and done kind of a thing, you have to embody failure for a while and that does not work without someone providing you with food,shelter and clothing the whole time.