[TravisLS]

Precisely. Just because all the 25-year-olds are proving themselves by working on ad clicks today doesn't mean tomorrow's Elon Musk isn't among them.

A generation of kids cutting their teeth on smaller, more approachable products is going to grow up into a generation of seasoned entrepreneurs who can meaningfully allocate capital to solve bigger problems.

[chailatte]

So....after wasting a few years on failed useless ventures, then 10+ years on a successful useless ventures, then hopefully being one of the dozen companies in a decade to make billions either thru an exit or revenues, enough to finally launch your world changing venture and accomplish success in another 10 years or so?

Yeah, that explains why America is morally and monetarily bankrupt.

[Apocryphon]

What other nation in the world offers a better approach?

[chailatte]

America, early 1900.

[stcredzero]

People were complaining about the falseness and emptiness of life back then too!

[scythe]

They were complaining more. Ever read The Great Gatsby?

[Apocryphon]

I'm pretty sure lofty world-shattering inventions are physically and financially more difficult to create nowadays.