every time i write a piece about taking control of your destiny I get flammed by folks who can't/haven't/etc.
i try to soften and craft it to pull these folks in.... but sometimes i feel like i fail at it.
I've long believed that the best way to change something is to adapt it as your own and change it from the inside out.
But some of these kids have been given opportunity and are too lazy to take it.
I walk by the Wall Street protesters every morning on my way to work. Most of them are still asleep at 8am while the Wall Street guys have been busting their asses for 3 hours already.
Most bankers are greedy and cutthroat and don't create value. But while some are motivated to obtain wealth in order to buy yachts and sports cars, I'd say most hate their jobs and are slogging away to provide the best possible lives for their families.
while airbnb is pretty - it main (non founder) shareholders are in fact the 1%.