Counterpoint: the flight of smart people to less regulated, entrepeneurial segments of the economy has drained intelligence and conscientiousness out of the mor

Counterpoint: the flight of smart people to less regulated, entrepeneurial segments of the economy has drained intelligence and conscientiousness out of the more staid sectors of society, leaving them to the petty, the vicious, the stupid. It’s a good thing that many Harvard grads go into boring careers because those keep the vast majority of the machinery of our world running. If more people said “I’m not going to work on a startup making a moonshot, I’m going to be the best, most effective health insurance executive I can be,” the world would be a better place. The fact that it’s hard to succeed and less rewarding in incumbent industries tells you where the real challenges are, and where the best of us are most needed. Escaping to startupland is dodging your reponsibility to give back. It’s taking the easy way out.