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Clearly the Bay Area startup scene is where you go when you're a pure product of privilege yet you still want to fancy yourself as self-made and anti-establishment
Let's clarify this... On one hand, the supermajority of SF/SV founders were born rich, went to an Ivy (nearly a requirement to get funded), are part of the network. On the other hand, SF/SV rhetoric is all about rag-to-riches stories, lionizing founders as self-made heroes
On one hand, the tech scene discourse is purely group-think, the supermajority of founders unconditionally embrace mainstream culture & ideology, and self-identify with stereotypes On the other hand, SF/SV rhetoric is all about thought leadership, daring to be think differently
On one hand, the supermajority of founders are representatives of existing power structures and embrace the system and the goodies it provides them On the other hand, SF/SV rhetoric is all about disruption, being rebels, changing the world It's a jarring contrast.
it makes for better Medium thought pieces
I do want to go there. Does it mean that I am a pure product of privilege?
Anti-establishment and aspiring haut-bourgeoisie don't go together.
hahahah trop vrai! J'ai passé un an la bas et tout le monde sortait les plus grosses conneries saupoudrées de "to make the world a better place"
He's alluding more to the in-person connections at universities like Harvard and Stanford.
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