The dotcom bust exposed that trend as an illusion, forcing the upstarts to serve their time in junior roles.

We pay tribute to the service of a new generation -- young Americans raised in a time of peace and plenty who saw their nation in its hour of need and said, "I choose to serve"; "I will do my part."

For a long time, I was setting goals that were like punishments: their only purpose was to serve as whips to get me to work.