I kind of agree. Also some rockets explode on the launchpad. Not every explosive growth company is a success story and they don't all mint millionaires.

I've been on two failed rocket ships and I'm pretty mellow about it. Surviving that is also its own skill. You'll go crazy trying to pick winners and getting rich isn't why I got into this field anyway.

While I would quit and work on passion software, you always owe it to yourself to find time for passion work in your free time.