I can relate somewhat, because when I went to university I was pretty clueless about choosing careers, entrepreneurship and whatnot. I had not yet discovered Pa

I can relate somewhat, because when I went to university I was pretty clueless about choosing careers, entrepreneurship and whatnot. I had not yet discovered Paul Graham's writings (maybe they were not written yet). Of course I could have spent my time better, I could have started a company in young years and so on. A number of factors led to me not doing so (not the least I was too chicken for it). And I think part of it was lack of successful role models. The point is: yes, you have any number of opportunities most of the time. But seeing them is not a given. The easiest example: you could make a lot of money on the stock market today, by investing in the right stocks. But knowing which stocks they are is not trivial... Life choices are essentially just investing.