I really like your posts, Rajesh! When I first found your blog here on HN I just kept reading. With that said, I think a lot of people don't really understand

I really like your posts, Rajesh! When I first found your blog here on HN I just kept reading. With that said, I think a lot of people don't really understand what you mean, perhaps because they have their own pre-conceived notions of what success is, or they might think that you look kind of slick with that shirt and sunglasses on... ;) I think what Rajesh is after is that our world is a mess right now (at least this is what I feel) because lots of smart people/people with leadership qualities/creative people born in the 30s/40s/50s have spent their energy on things that are good for themselves, while not advancing the world. If many smart people do what they can to make the world a little bit better, we will get a huge payoff. And we need that.