I guess on (one of) the other sides, there's groups of folks working on stuff, like in "circles" where they draw together, or code together--skill up together.

I guess on (one of) the other sides, there's groups of folks working on stuff, like in "circles" where they draw together, or code together--skill up together. Some kind of commonality keeps them gelled toward something. And I imagine there's no audition or interview for that. It just "happens." You would think the immense reach of the Internet would allow for greater emergent wins, right? Larger network, larger opportunities. Their goal may not be monetary foremost, but their creativity is channeled into those projects. I guess if we want it, we develop our capabilities to leverage the next opportunity. Without waiting, we create our own luck. Unending practice, making and learning and repeating. Maximizing the luck surface area, as they say. But it may not happen on our usual timeline. It may happen in the hours between sleep and work, when we're staring at our bookshelves or bookmarks and thinking, "I really gotta do this thing."