> Imagine CEOs who have to manage not thousands or tens of thousands, but millions of people Except it is an inverse relationship. You have possibly millions o

> Imagine CEOs who have to manage not thousands or tens of thousands, but millions of people Except it is an inverse relationship. You have possibly millions of people, all with conflicting ideas, trying to manage you. If you want to use that analogy, it is more like being a CEO with millions of shareholders who have no distinct profit motive and can't come together and decide, in a unified fashion, what they want out of their company. Although the board of directors is a much closer analog. > it really is not easy to be one. Nor is there much upside, except in the most prominent positions providing a branding advantage, which is why it is a strange choice for those who aren't limited by their own hangups. Academically interesting, for those into that kind of thing, but being brave and fearless is often at odds with having a proclivity towards those academic interests, so while it indeed takes a lot of talent, you don't expect bravery and fearlessness to necessarily come along for the ride.