>what you wrote here on HN sounds frustrated… and more than a little bit entitled Given that you dont know what I am doing or saying, that seems like an unfair

>what you wrote here on HN sounds frustrated… and more than a little bit entitled Given that you dont know what I am doing or saying, that seems like an unfair and unfounded criticism. I was responding to the comment of someone saying that merely having emails of successful people can open the door to your own success. My point was that this is the exception, not the rule, and not to get too excited just because you may have a direct line to them. Regardless of the reason you are ultimately turned down or simply ignored, the odds are that contacting these people will yield few if any results. That doesn't mean you shouldn't do it; it simply means that you should understand the odds and plan accordingly. Your comment seems to agree with the spirit of mine, while somehow lambasting it as being rooted in frustration and entitlement. You may have a future in politics.