Friendly advice from a fellow italian HNer: please stop whining and get some stuff done.

That shouldn't stop you from being an entrepreneur

You're right, on should not make up excuses.

But speaking about the future of a country, giving the young the opportunity they are given in silicon valley is surely a good thing.

No ways man, entrepreneurs don't look for opportunities to be mouth fed. They create them. It's more fun to create outside silicon valley and then take there and grow further. (IMO)