It's rare to find a consistently creative or insightful person who is also an angry person. They can't occupy the same space, and if your anger moves in, generosity and creativity often move out. It's difficult to use revenge or animus to fuel great work.

The big win is when you refuse to settle for average or mediocre.

Kickstarter isn't a profit center, it's an organizer and an instigator.

Or, if I take that same auditorium and I make it much bigger and put more space between seats, it'll be quieter because it's much harder when you're not in physical contact with people to spread a virus from person-to-person, right? There are all sorts of patterns that we see in epidemiology that help us understand why something spreads.

Sure, compare. But compare the things that matter to the journey you're on. The rest is noise.

I've never once met a successful blogger who questioned the personal value of what she did.

You dont need to convince everyone. All you need to do is motivate people who choose to follow you.