There's a fine line between what would characterize you as a troglodyte and what would characterize you as a brilliant, avant-garde, forward-thinking genius. There's some middle ground.
Eventually the consumer will come to appreciate the editorial point of view of every different brand. User-generated content without editorial oversight will simply be background noise.
Many people you think are individual achievers in fact have either a strong spousal partner over many years or a business partner who's either in the background, not given enough publicity or less egocentric.
The movie business has always been like the wild-catting oil business. Everyone wants a gusher.
You just have to make sure the model you're working on does not undersell your product.
Graduate school is a place to hide for a couple of years.
