Comment Re:Why talk? (Score 1) 184
But, really, there has to be a degree of cognitive dissonance between the hope you'll do well and be super rich
The difference between con-man and entrepreneur can be a thin line.
I've known a few people who fancied themselves the latter, but had worked themselves into such a feverish pitch trying to get there ended up as the former.
Sometimes people convince themselves things really are going to work out OK, even when completely unfounded. The human brain doesn't always like lying to itself.