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Fair enough I’m not familiar with that much older generation. But I think you’re off the mark, it’s more like 35-40 years. The notoriety of the Jobs, Gates, Ell
by rajacombinator 8y ago
Fair enough I’m not familiar with that much older generation. But I think you’re off the mark, it’s more like 35-40 years. The notoriety of the Jobs, Gates, Ellison, and onwards era dwarfs the old school, so I think my charactization is accurate. And I doubt those old school guys were any less ruthless, it’s just how the game works.
- twtw 8y agoGates is very little like the current generation. Even jobs, who is well known for being a jerk, was still very much human and not psychopathic. Compare these guys to Page, Zuckerberg, Musk, Kalanick, Thiel, Kurzweil, ... and all of a sudden they seem very normal.
- twtw 8y agoI would also highly recommend that you become familiar with these "much older generations" before generalizing about Silicon Valley's success stories. It's called "silicon" for a reason, and being unfamiliar with these individuals is pretty disqualifying in terms of being able to say anything about the area and its history.