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This is a bit like going to a Christian forum and asking "What's the big deal with Jesus anyways?", or an accounting forum and saying "What's the big deal with
by efsavage 16y ago
This is a bit like going to a Christian forum and asking "What's the big deal with Jesus anyways?", or an accounting forum and saying "What's the big deal with debits and credits anyways?". You're only seeing "hype" because you're looking for it where it's strongest. My parents never talk about startups. Nor do my siblings. My girlfriend doesn't other than curiousity about my own experience. My friends generally don't. My online friends from video games don't.
If you think you're in an echo chamber, step outside. It will likely do you some good, especially re: startups.
- sbt 16y agoSpeaking of echo chamber, stepping outside SV for a while would probably do many good.
- grinich 16y agoOr the United States for that matter.
- ww520 16y agoThis is so true. Everytime I visited outside of U.S, it reminded me of what complete different worlds many people lived outside of U.S. Different food, different languages, different people, different values, different ambition. It's an amazing feeling.
- mipnix 16y agoIt's almost like it's a whole other country.
- reneherse 16y agoIndeed, sad it is that the most up-voted comment is just begging the OP's question. Why not just answer the question, what's the substance behind the hype? I hardly think it's wrong to ask people to question their assumptions, especially when it's done in a thoughtful, non-confrontational way.
- efsavage 16y agoI thought I did, indirectly. My answer is that there is no prevailing "hype". This is a community of startup enthusiasts, so it should be fairly obvious that everything discussed here, and on the articles and blogs linked from here, will revolve around startups. If you want to learn about the values of working a jobby job, this is not a place where you're going to find a great conversation.