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>> but is a possible additional factor that younger, more naive, people just don't have what is and isn't "possible" so deeply ingrained in their minds?

I would agree with this. Every high school valedictorian and college president always say the same thing in their commencement speeches: "Go out and change the world! The future is now, YOU ARE THE FUTURE!!"

And then you go dropped into the real world all bright eyed and bushy tailed. Within a few years, you either find your path, or realize corporate America is a total meat grinder and you become a soulless, scarred, hardened person. Or you somehow are able to navigate a lane for a career and realize where you can be happy without rocking the boat.

Now in my late 40's, I'm of the same mind. Stick to your lane, take your paycheck and find happiness and fulfillment outside of my 9-5.