Second, regarding your question “Should the young not aspire to such goals?” – yes and no. Should the young have the aspiration to achieve amazing things? Yes. Should they see the world as their oyster? Certainly.

On the other hand… Should they balk at the idea of taking an honest job and learning some useful business skills for a few years? Should they feel entitled to millions of dollars for a couple of years’ worth of work? Should they use “needle in a haystack” lucky people as their examples, such as Chad Hurley or Marc Zuckerberg (not to deny those individuals and their accomplishments, but clearly luck is a factor in their successes, as it is with many other similar stories)?

I see a lot of people out there, 1, 2, 5 years out of school. Little-to-no useful skills. Same mentality as a college graduate. And not interested in getting better, just getting rich…