Interesting parallels to @AngelList's "1-(wo)man startups" hiring philosophy: http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2014/07/13/how-the-other-half-works-an-adventure-in-the-low-status-of-software-engineers/ … HT @codinghorror
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Replying to @paulbaumgart
It's not wrong to say social status is a big factor, but the underlying reason is more rational: trust that someone will make good decisions
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Trust itself is so prone to bias though, unfortunately.
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Also, the rose-tinted nostagia about how "there was a time, perhaps 20 years gone by now, when the Valley was different" is pretty silly.
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@paulbaumgart Intelligence beset with bitterness. He's right in some ways but doesn't know how to help people or change the structure.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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@sebinsua Yep. I don't have the perfect answer either, but I'm pretty sure the solution isn't more divisive, factional politics.
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