Elitism and the Role of Our Government
Just as America's pioneer spirit was inherited by Silicon Valley entrepreneurship, the Korean government should redistribute wealth to create a level playing field for elite innovators.
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Young people in pursuit of ideals speak of their beliefs and ambitions. Americans often say encouraging things like "You can do it!" or "Just try it." In contrast, Koreans often say things like "I was like that too, but it'll be different when you try. In ten years, you'll be just like me."
Of course, turning ideals into reality is difficult. But without innovation, there is no progress. For humanity to advance, we must overcome that difficulty by any means necessary. We must naturally accept the hardship, trials, and risk of falling into the abyss that come with it.
Pioneership โ entrepreneurship
America was explorers from the beginning. Those who set out to find a new island called America founded it, and afterward, they continued westward in search of new lands. They call this spirit the pioneer spirit. I believe this pioneer spirit played a huge role in making America the world's strongest power.
This pioneer spirit was then inherited as entrepreneurship in America's Silicon Valley.
The Role of the Korean Government. Redistribution of Wealth
Our nation has achieved exceptionally rapid economic growth on a global scale. As a result, the absolute amount of wealth and assets has increased. The role of our government in this era is to redistribute this wealth we have cultivated well, sowing healthy seeds (talent) in good soil and supplying good soil and nutrients.
People who spend money recklessly or use their money to pursue illegal activities without any greater cause, obsessed with multiplying their wealth, do not deserve to have that money. People who lack both ability and money, yet only complain that they don't have money, do not deserve to obtain it either.
The people who truly need money are those who seek to innovate the world.
The government must reduce unnecessary systems and create a level playing field where innovators can compete fairly. It must reduce unnecessary intervention, block obstructionists, and provide elite innovators the opportunity to do their best and achieve rightful victory.
The redistribution of wealth must be handled with utmost care. The future of our nation in the next thirty years depends on it.
If there is no hope in the future, true innovators will leave.