Originally posted on 01/27/2014:

Because at the core people want to win. People want to be successful. 90% of the people just get confused and think they like money. But the ego doesn't know anything about money.

So tailing or fading may work for a while. But eventually people will want to try and "beat" each other and beat the books...find "angles"....identify new "thought processes".

So basically a slow/steady successful path that doesn't involve any ego or perceived original thought will fade.

Because people want to feel successful. They may think they want money but it's really irrelevant.