The person who could succeed in stock market, most likey does so in his career. The lattter is more secure and benefical to himself and the society.
It’s hard to judge unless you put on other people’s shoe. I assume you are either from a very wealthy family or you started your successful wealth accumulation while you were very young. Most of us here came here in our 20s, got our degree and find a job in our early 30s and start the wealth accumulation. When I first came here, I had to borrow from my advisor to pay for the first month rent. Fortunatly for me, I got into the market pretty early and I’m way ahead of my classmates financially. But most people probably don’t even net worth exceeding six figures. How can they feel as secure and easy as you? They have to take a chance somewhere if they want to have a chance not to be buried by routine day life and never-ending worry for fianacial security.

Let’s put the society aside and focus on ourselves first. The truth about Career in American cooperation is that your field and political ability will decide how far you can go. For most of use here, we’re in science or technology fields and we’re politically disadvantaged comparing to the majority of this country. Yes, you can be a good technical personel and in good demand by companies until your late 40s, but so what? Does that make you rich and your family financially secure? Hell not. I’m not saying they should all quit their jobs, but be sure to put some effort on your financial life aside from your career. That’ll make a huge difference in the long run. I see too many financially stupid American friends, in their late 40s, have less than 6 figures in their bank accounts, living in an apartment. God bless social security will be there in 15, 20 years, because that’s their only hope.