Even if some of us aren't in the 1%, there's nevertheless this desire to get there and instead of just wishing for millions of dollars people here are actively working on earning those millions. Some of us aren't in the 1%, but a lot of us are soon-to-be or trying-to-be there. As Schmidt put it, "Young people can work hard and make a fortune." (And the 1% cutoff point is only around $300k per year; the critical issues affecting the 99% are mostly affecting the 85% below $100k.)