If we don't have technologists going for historical wins (or 10,000x returns, in VC speak), then our society will forever stagnate.

Lifestyle businesses won't drive the developed world into 10%+ GDP annual growth. But a few moonshots succeeding might actually be able to do that.

I'll keep listening to the billionaires, thank you very much. Am 100% willing to go bust (we're all going bust in the long-run).