엘리트주의와 우리 정부의 역할
미국의 pioneer 정신이 실리콘밸리의 기업가 정신으로 이어진 것처럼, 한국 정부도 부의 재분배를 통해 엘리트 혁신가에게 공정한 경기장을 마련해야 한다.
Young idealists talk about their beliefs and ambitions. Americans tend to say things like "You can do it!" and "Give it a shot" — words that push you forward. Koreans, on the other hand, tend to say things like "I used to think that too. Try it and you'll see. In ten years you'll be just like me."
Of course, turning ideals into reality is hard. But without innovation, there is no progress. For humanity to advance, we have to push through that difficulty by whatever means necessary. The hardship and trials that come with it — the risk of falling into the abyss — are simply part of the deal.
Pioneership → entrepreneurship
America has been a nation of explorers from the very beginning. It was founded by those who set sail to find a new world, and even after that, they kept moving — heading west in search of new land. They call this the pioneer spirit. I think that pioneer spirit played an enormous role in making America the world's most powerful nation.
That pioneer spirit was then carried forward into Silicon Valley's entrepreneurship.
The role of the Korean government. Redistribution of wealth
Our country achieved an exceptionally fast economic growth by global standards. As a result, the absolute amount of wealth and assets has grown. The role of our government today is to take that wealth — grown so well — and redistribute it wisely: to sow healthy seeds (talent) in good soil, and supply the right nutrients and environment.
People who squander money recklessly, or who are consumed by the urge to multiply it through illegal means with no larger purpose — they don't deserve to have that money. And people who have neither ability nor money and do nothing but complain about being poor — they don't deserve to receive it either.
The people who truly need money are the ones trying to innovate the world.
The government needs to cut unnecessary regulation and create a fair playing field where innovators can compete on merit. It needs to reduce needless interference and hold off the saboteurs, so that elite innovators can compete at their best and earn a rightful victory.
The redistribution of wealth must be handled with great care. The future of our country thirty years from now depends on it.
If there is no hope in the future, the true innovators will leave.