This is absolutely right. Options are a lottery ticket, and nothing more. My brother is currently working an awful, low-paying job with a startup because he ha

This is absolutely right. Options are a lottery ticket, and nothing more. My brother is currently working an awful, low-paying job with a startup because he has visions of a big stock payout dancing in his head. They continue to nurture and encourage those visions, despite having no prospects for an IPO, and only marginally more for a buyout.