There are so many places that art and connection are needed, so many avenues that are open, so many opportunities, that no one is boxed out. It's not about whether we have what it takes; it's about whether we choose to pursue it. Of course it's difficult to overcome a lifetime of education (and brainwashing). New habits will have to be created, and new expectations to go with them. But the astonishing news is that for the first time in recorded history, it matters not so much where you're born or what your DNA says about you the connection economy is waiting for you to step forward, with only the resistance to hold you back.

— The Icarus Deception How High Will You Fly by Seth Godin (Page 37)