I agree with you Jack. Unfortunately, most of my friends and acquaintances view the world with a much shorter time horizon than the young folks you mentioned.
My own portfolio is comrised of some issues which I could sell tomorrow at a profit if need be, and others that I expect will do very, very well for me if I hold onto them for a while. And others that will require holding even longer than that.
And remember: Where there's a Will, there's a relative.
There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity.