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I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

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    1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 29 Jan 2019
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      Two unfortunate things about the startup community: 1) There is no business too small for commentators to say "That is beneath my notice and therefore I will not disparage it and confidently predict failure." 2) There is no business too large for commentators to stop doing #1.

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    2. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 29 Jan 2019
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      I think, normatively, we should be almost unreasonably supportive of people building things.

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      Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 29 Jan 2019
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      It would be a happier, healthier world if people looked at entrepreneurs and extended them the same charitable "Hmm, I default to thinking you're probably good at your job and your offering is valuable" we extend to teachers, journalists, or barbers for that matter.

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        1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 29 Jan 2019
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          "And if you're bad at your job, because probabalistically some entrepreneurs, teachers, or barbers are bad at their job, I will probably not yell into your place of business 'Hey you are bad at your job!' if we don't have an existing relationship, for reasons.", one continues.

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        2. m‏ @merthatheturtle 29 Jan 2019
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          do you feel people are harsher to startup entrepreneurs than other professions? I see this sentiment expressed frequently by people at SV companies. I see a lot of criticism of journalists, academics, teachers, doctors, police officers, and more pretty frequently on Twitter.

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        3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 29 Jan 2019
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          This is my subjective impression, yes, partially because quite a bit of the criticism comes from either "within the house" or places which have a great deal of social power.

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        2. ________________‏ @phillmv 29 Jan 2019
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          People do extend charity to entrepreneurs tho - small business owners are the lifeblood of the economy etc - and people hate on teachers and journalists all the time

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        3. ________________‏ @phillmv 29 Jan 2019
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          I witnessed this personally when I shifted from running a consultancy, which nobody gave a shit about, to running a startup which instantly upped my prestige despite being very similar on a day to day basis

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        1. Tom McAllister‏ @t_mcallister 29 Jan 2019
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          it is fascinating that you think lots of charity and goodwill are extended to journalists.

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        1. Doug Winter‏ @IsotomaDoug 29 Jan 2019
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          Wishing them the same level of respect as teachers and journalists is quite harsh! If only both those groups were respected as much as barbers.

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        1. スコット‏ @y2skot 29 Jan 2019
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          Perhaps, until said entrepreneurs promote their exit strategy of flipping in 24 months before they’ve even launched. There’s little professional high ground in a money grab.

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        1. Keith Williams‏ @bonsai 29 Jan 2019
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          Teachers and barbers? Yes. Journalists? No. Journalists have to earn trust over time. Most don't.

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        1. Lumifer‏ @lumiferrous 29 Jan 2019
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          Barbers, maybe. Teachers and especially journalists, definitely not.

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