It's not "bigger than Java". Java's a pretty big deal. It's (a) pursuing opportunities (obviously after having opportunities arise) not interests, (b) clawing

It's not "bigger than Java". Java's a pretty big deal. It's (a) pursuing opportunities (obviously after having opportunities arise) not interests, (b) clawing for power and not being content as a team power, and (c) maximizing ROI and getting other people to do the less glamorous statusful work while getting outsize share of credit for it, and of course being the luckiest of the 100 other brilliant people who tried something similar.