I have started several companies that have failed. One of them cost me my life savings and left me no choice but to take an entry-level job to make ends meet. I learned a lot from that experience, a small portion of which was incorporated into my response to your comment.

It might be convenient for you to believe that anybody who disagrees with your negative perspective hasn't been in the trenches, but that doesn't make it reality.

Failure is part of the game. Very few successful entrepreneurs have no losses. If you truly believe that VCs or a lack of sociopathic tendencies are to blame for the failure of a new business, I would humbly suggest that you reconsider. Such a cynical attitude is far more likely to be a detriment to one's efforts than any external force.