There are a great deal more people who think they're trying to become extremely rich, but aren't, than there are people who, for example, think they're trying t

There are a great deal more people who think they're trying to become extremely rich, but aren't, than there are people who, for example, think they're trying to become extremely good at violin, but aren't. It's not a retrospective difference, one good way to spot the poseurs: they aren't violently allergic to spending money in a way that doesn't get them more, or at least make that possible. That's table stakes for trying; I don't have the allergy, but I don't fool myself about it either.