Success Quote by Alex Chiu

A throwaway complaint on its face, Alex Chiu's line reads like a blunt businessman's diagnosis of the room: the market, the media, the public. The casual "I just think" does two things at once. It softens the claim to sound reasonable and conversational, while quietly dodging the burden of proof. He's not offering data; he's offering a vibe, and positioning himself as the rare clear-eyed observer surrounded by people who "don't get it."

"Most of the people" is doing heavy rhetorical lifting. It's a sweeping majority that can't talk back, a faceless mass that turns disagreement into pathology. If you reject Chiu's idea, you're not unconvinced; you're close-minded. That flips the status game. Instead of his proposals being evaluated on their merits, the audience is put on trial for its capacity to understand them.

The phrasing matters because it fits a familiar posture in business and tech culture: the outsider-visionary narrative. Entrepreneurs often frame skepticism as a lack of imagination, not a legitimate critique. That posture can be energizing, even necessary, when pushing genuinely novel concepts. It also becomes a convenient shield against hard questions, especially when claims stretch beyond what evidence supports.

Contextually, this kind of line tends to surface when someone has met resistance: investors passing, journalists mocking, regulators hesitating, friends rolling their eyes. The subtext isn't just frustration; it's a bid for moral and intellectual high ground. If "most people" are closed, then being doubted becomes proof you're ahead of the curve.