This would include people like overweight New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who appears to be the very definition of a smart, hard-working guy no matter what side of the aisle you view him from.
Where once a very clever, hardworking Seth McFarlane (creator of Family Guy) had to hardscrabble with networks to achieve distribution, and live in fear of a single person controlling his destiny, in the future these creative people will be able to own their content and capture the value directly as they build a direct audience.
That type of self-interest screwing customers, homeowners, and investors is applauded as hard work and smart thinking while the poor guyworking 9-5 and trying to earn enough to support a wife and kids who finds himself out on the street although he participated in none of this.