Nick Perry argues that parents often impose their own limited vision of success on their children, creating guilt when kids consider different paths. He says the choice is stark: spend your life satisfying their expectations, or build something that proves them wrong and eventually earns their pride through financial success.
Most people will never admit this, but the dream you're chasing isn't even yours. Because your parents built a plan for your life before you had one for yourself. And the path they walked is the only one they trust. They're not wrong, but they're scared because their version of success is the only one they've seen survive. But every year you spend building their plan for you is a year your own thing never starts. Because that guilt you feel for wanting something different is their fear wearing your voice. So, you either spend your whole life making them comfortable with choices they'd never make, or you build something they can't argue with, uh, because the same parents who told you to play it safe will be the ones bragging about you the day the money shows up. So, go build the thing they don't understand yet.
