The interns at Saturday Night Live are passionate about comedy. But do you think Lorne Michaels cares about their dreams? Not really. He cares about the next joke. Is it funny? Great, I’ll remember you. If not, there’s a new intern class coming in. Thanks for playing.

Deeper still, nobody cares how talented you are, your alma mater, or how well connected you are. Your competition wants what you want, and your customer wants a quality product. That’s reality.