Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Yeah but he's not and never has been. How did so many people get it all wrong for all those centuries?
Of course it matters what you're being coveted for. Usually those two people are in entirely different fields of endeavor. Besides if the businessman was worth a damn, why would he even need another job???
One knows everything that's important to know about what he spent his life doing. And is typically 55 years old at least.
The other was pretty motivated, pretty smart, and performed pretty well per the rules of the game he grew up in. And is 22 years old. His work ethic and hopefully skills at learning should serve him well in the future.
Apples to Oranges.
Acid test of success... which one would the hot young woman choose? A young ivy league grad is pretty attractive, but she still might go for the old guy if he has enough money

A Harvard Grad might be a bit of an extreme example. But in this industry, even the bottom-of-the-barrel BA grad in Gender Studies from Random Internet University will get the call before the business owner.
And let's face it, the only thing he demonstrated was the ability to click "next" on a bunch of Powerpoint presentations.