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There's nothing wrong with having a good job and a life, man. You got a good gig. Enjoy that shit. If you want more, more will be asked of you. Don't call p

• ivraatiems 10y ago
  > Don't call people stupid or arrogant because they were willing to sacrifice to do something big they wanted to do. Don't kid yourself by saying you're so much smarter than them, you could have what they have without paying what they paid. I don't think that's what the article is saying. I think the article's saying "this is no way to live. It's saying the value system espoused by people like Marissa Meyer is not one to which people ought to ascribe, and that working super-hard for a tiny chance of becoming a billionaire thanks to the efforts of VCs who are already billionaires is a waste of effort. What someone like Marissa Meyer or her husband is really saying with quotes like the ones from the article is "you're not doing the right thing unless you're working very very hard for potentially no benefit" and that's nuts. Even when there is a benefit, her husband will benefit more than the founder of the startup. The investors and/or the company who buys the startup will benefit more than the founder of the startup - at least in 99% of cases. That's not really a system worth pouring your work and creative power into.