If projects like this were where you spent the currency that is your life - making the world around you "more accessible equitable and prosperous for all..." as @robrigo of @eos.detroit puts it, you would get a lot closer to the center of this chart...

And that's a big part of what we are trying to create in Dallas. This is a cynical, hyper-competitive, often judgemental (and really, really hot) place to chase your dreams.

You have to create a bubble of trust and align with people who share a similar vision of the world if you ever want to be lifted up - because it is in most people's nature here in business and academia to keep you down (which is why most people leave for the coasts).