I thought about that the other day. Then I realized that the world is changing very fast these days, more likely than not the places that will become influentia

I thought about that the other day. Then I realized that the world is changing very fast these days, more likely than not the places that will become influential currently does NOT have any gatekeeper. It's just very tough to realize what they are if you're not used to ignoring social signals. Think of YC back then in 2006. The main problem is that we only read and know about the path of people 50 years in the past, and nowadays, even 10 years could be too long of a timeframe for that to be applicable. You still need to be lucky, but I hope it's easier (to be lucky) than we perceive