I like the analogy about if everyone as an investor, no one would actually work. Everyone wants the secret to make it big without actually working to get there. They, we all are looking for our lucky break. Getting in early, buying low and selling high.
The interesting thing is, the people who really make it big actually did put in the work. This of course doesn't, everyone doesn't work. It is what you are working towards. Is it something the fulfills a need that someone is willing to pay for. If so, instead of investing in someone else, invest in yourself. Then, all the investment money that people are putting will go right into your hands. This also considers that the investors get some return.
I also agree with the idea that the first one's through the door never understand the struggle of the later generation.
@voltsrage - appreciate the insightful response, I definitely agree that at least 95% of the investors who have made it rich through their investments put in painstaking hours of research, not to mention staking their hard earned cash on the line for the possibility of big returns. The fact that they were successful is a testament to their success.
@kyriacos also has a point that the earliest Steemians in a sense got "lucky", but so do lottery winners or people that bought a few hundred dollars worth of bitcoin 9 years ago. There are always the rare examples of early adopters/investors getting ridiculously lucky and rich, and I'm nothing but happy for them :)
Also, while there are certainly high level executives and wealthy individuals that have taken advantage of people to get where they are, there are also plenty of generous folks at the top who have helped others succeed and it was this drive for shared success that paid off for them. Win-win in those cases :)
The point here is to recognize the workings. I have nothing against these people as well. The only thing I would have them to accept is to realize their position. The best way is to juxtapose their reali life efforts with the online ones.
Cool, yep fair enough :)
Thing is, many people put the work and didn't really make it. Some others have made money by having dump luck — and yes it is the rule rather than the exception.