[NordP]

You couldn't be more wrong. People with his intensity and willingness to work the long hours he works, his passion for life, and the vast number of books he reads all = a driven person. It seems to me, those are the people, the odds for success are WITH, not against. In reality, it is only the lazy and envious, sitting around and complaining about others, that tend to be the losers of society.

[Victoria Delsoul]

I think you're misreading Beck. Those traits can just as easily describe a person that can't distinguish between what's important and what's unimportant. Drive alone isn't determinative of success, as one can be driven towards poorly formed or unproductive goals.

I have consistently seen Beck as an unstable personality, perhaps of questionable sincerity. Obviously, Beck’s “driven” ambitions didn’t create and cultivate a growing audience. His Fox show peaked then began losing viewers, and the deal with Fox News ultimately came to an end because Beck alienated viewers and advertisers with his kookiness that left him with a few like-minded fans.

In reality, it is only the lazy and envious, sitting around and complaining about others, that tend to be the losers of society.

I certainly don’t spend time sitting around making fantasy awards, or even spend that much time on FR, because of my work commitments and many other activities that keep me totally busy. But it seems that just as Beck’s paranoid style and thin skin to criticism, his few remaining followers have problems with better judgment as well.