I was looking at some photographs of Silicon Valley people from 10-15 years ago, and it's amazing how happy everyone seems. Because no one in the outside world cared what we were doing.pic.twitter.com/IXLsITjwqL
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I think there's something in assembling smart, super-young, culturally similar people with no background in anything else, and encouraging them to focus on growth above all. As S. Levy notes, the pathologies of FB today are the result of decisions made in early, startup days.
Historically that has been the recipe for a lot of great achievements. It's not specific to startups. It just as accurately describes Xerox PARC, the Manhattan Project, and many if not most literary and artistic movements.
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So you don't think the pathologies and limitations of the tech startup world contributed anything notable to the pathologies of tech today? You are known for smart, unusual takes, but I'm surprised at that.
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sorry for interjecting... I think what you call pathologies is inseparable from the only thing that can make a startup successful.
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