I've written a few contrarian things lately. Specifically, I ranted a bit about why I think the most common "make money online" technique doesn't work for most people , and about how, really, the most important ingredients of success are persistence and grit. Then, on my own blog, I ranted about why "systems" for achieving specific results don't work . I got a lot of comments, emails, and tweets agreeing " too many people are looking for a quick fix,