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I see your point about moral hazards, but in this case, I don't think anyone would avoid working in order to become poor in order to get free advice about how t
by briholt 11y ago
I see your point about moral hazards, but in this case, I don't think anyone would avoid working in order to become poor in order to get free advice about how to work.
- Mz 11y agoThere are psychological costs to having people self-identify as being poor enough to qualify for a program that are not there for self-identifying as female or black or hispanic. You are asking people to say to themselves and the world "I am enough of a failure to qualify for help." It is not a basis for future success. It is the opposite. And it comes with all kinds of problems. I wish YC approached the shortage of women and other minorities in tech/startups differently. But I don't wish they took the approach you are suggesting.