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> will instead put in so much effort to optimize being a well-paid employee, instead of learning how to start and run a business.

Being an employee is still running a business. The separation you are trying to draw isn't meaningful.

That particular line of business is one of the few businesses out there with a near-guaranteed customer base, though. That's a highly attractive trait for someone operating a business. With small risk comes small reward, of course, but it is no surprise that most businesses venture in that direction.




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