I think hypocrisy is more our thing, rather than this rebellious, challenging the authority attitude. I am talking of the vast majority of the country. I wouldn't use Indians as a way to generalize, because I think most of us lack passion and interests, the willingness to do something new, to do it flawlessly. This is why a few Indian immigrants who do extremely well, will stand out and I think they deserve the respect for it. The rest are there for the opportunity to make more money, to live a more comfortable life. I do not think the vast majority of us can ride this 'tech titans' tag.
I'm sure we all are going to react with - hey, I know a lot of rebellious, passionate people. I agree, I know a lot of people too, but they do not make up for the big majority we're calling Indian immigrants.
This is not generalization, you are making blanket statements which are straight untrue. Most people can't chase their passion because, they first need to bail out of shitty conditions they were born in. Passion and interests are the luxury of the rich. For vast majority of Indians, they have to undergo at least two to three generation of slogging to get their kids to college and a decent day job. This is if you break out of caste problems, poverty and low income jobs. Else its life as usual.
When your father and grandfather toiled in a farm for their whole lives to get you a 9 - 5 job, you don't throw it way. Not only would that be disrespectful to their whole lives. It would also be stupid. Most entrepreneurs fail, if you are one of them you are gambling three generations of sincere effort in providing your descendents a good future.
The very fact that some of us complain about things like these shows how far detached we are from lives of fellow Indians.
I'm sure we all are going to react with - hey, I know a lot of rebellious, passionate people. I agree, I know a lot of people too, but they do not make up for the big majority we're calling Indian immigrants.