Do you really think that you're telling him something he doesn't already know?
Some people are served well by humility, others aren't. Just because humility and practicality works for you (and me, I might add) doesn't mean that it's the approach for everyone.
I understand that some people people who attempt one of these goals will fail through lack of effort, intelligence, or luck. But I want to help people not devote their lives to one of these goals just because they don't see the other options or know themselves well enough to see that they're working hard in the wrong direction. I don't judge or disagree with anyone's informed choice, but you can't be informed if you only see two models of success and not other roads to a happy life.
I just thought I'd post a public reminder, and hope a few people find it useful.
(Edited: pretty sure it was clear what I meant, alexeisadeski3, but made it even clearer.)
Seems a bit presumptuous to judge how others choose to live their lives...
I pity these poor fools, who thought Exchange was their only option...