That's the thing. I'm 40. I've done work in a number of fields, and I was hoping that it'd be speaking for itself by now, but I don't see a whole lot of evidenc

That's the thing. I'm 40. I've done work in a number of fields, and I was hoping that it'd be speaking for itself by now, but I don't see a whole lot of evidence that it has done that. And yes, it is dystopian. It's also what I observe. As for me being a glory hound, I'm fully aware that it's not a virtue, but I'm motivated more by notoriety than by, say, riches or patriotism. Whining extensively seems to work pretty well for a narrow category of people, although they tend to do it on Twitter, not HN, admittedly.