Because there is a strong “libertarian” bent in the startup community. Why? Because there’s a lot of insanely wealthy people who influence the broader community

Because there is a strong “libertarian” bent in the startup community. Why? Because there’s a lot of insanely wealthy people who influence the broader community, and over-privileged upper-middle class college kids who just read Ayn Rand for the first time and now think they’re enlightened who gobble up their religious fervor for “capitalism.” And why do those wealthy influencers praise capitalism? Because it provides a narrative for why they are successful that inflates their own egos and fits into their self-engrossed world view, for them to acknowledge anything other than their own brilliance having contributed to their success is to undermine their entire self image. /rant