I've seen many people naively go down this path and suffer, then go back to working 9-5 jobs.. Well articulated, you raised several valid points. I firmly believe that people should be fully aware of all the little details of the path they're gonna choose. I'm gonna be showing this article when someone around me talks about "becoming an enterpreneur" casually like its just another job :)
RE: Please, for goodness sake, do not start your own startup