I love the point you raised in this context, but you are wrong to have believed that pride is the major reason people are jobless. How is that even possible? For me, I think you left the major possible reasons ("no capital" and "no good mentor"). Why pride when it is what will better your life and make people envy you? And there are hundreds of works you can choose from if some look unbeffiting. Those who are doing the white-collar job, especially bankers, are bending knees for self-employed people, so it's honourable on its own.