@paulg Y? ;-)
When you accuse Silicon Valley of x, you're implicitly saying x works well, which doesn't seem smart if you're against x.
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@paulg how does this reasoning work against the complaints of diversity issues/workplace issues?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Effective != Desireable. Many things in history have been brutally effective and entirely undesirable. -
@danprisk I agree. But in practice nearly all who attack SV for x also claim x is less effective. - Show replies
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@paulg Not necessarily… could be that SV is successful in spite of X, not because of it? (Also could reflect a moral/practical dichotomy.) -
@jasoncrawford Yes, could be and no doubt sometimes is. But now Occam's Razor is a headwind. - Show replies
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@paulg "Be careful to copy what makes them good, rather than their flaws." :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Not true for all values of X.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg The (barely) hidden premise to this logic is that SV itself works optimally on all axes. To that, the only response is sad laughter. -
@levanderhart No, not that SV's cos are optimal, just that they're effective compared to other organizations. - Show replies
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