I wasn't being "smirky" and don't appreciate your characterizing me as such. The OP has indicated no interest in creating "technology", whether in bits or in t

I wasn't being "smirky" and don't appreciate your characterizing me as such. The OP has indicated no interest in creating "technology", whether in bits or in the abstract, but has indicated his interest in both business and technology. So regardless of the validity of your general points and personal anecdote, you are not really answering his question.