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If you forgive the self-post: "The theme is familiar to anyone who's tried to join a country club or high-school clique. It's not supposed to make sense. You a
by aristus 8y ago
If you forgive the self-post:
"The theme is familiar to anyone who's tried to join a country club or high-school clique. It's not supposed to make sense. You are expected to conform to the rules of The Culture before you are allowed to demonstrate your actual worth. What wearing a suit really indicates is —I am not making this up— non-conformity, one of the gravest of sins. For extra excitement, the rules are unwritten and ever-changing, and you will never be told how you screwed up."
http://carlos.bueno.org/2014/06/mirrortocracy.html http://carlos.bueno.org/2014/06/mirrortocracy.html
- im_down_w_otp 8y agoI've noticed this phenomenon seemingly distilled down to its purest form when fundraising especially. Once you accept it for what it is, the process doesn't become anymore sane or reasonable, but it does at least become less disorienting and demoralizing.
- ultrasounder 8y agoAbsolutely love your writing esp,Get That Job at Facebook. Perhaps,time for a "Get That Job at Lyft"??
- draw_down 8y agoFantastic.
- jaclaz 8y agoThank you, very nice article, actually this sentence made my day: >The pioneers who are connecting the global human family and removing barriers of time and space won't take you seriously unless you brunch at the same restaurants they do.