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Silicon Valley's writers met with Google X's boss, Astro Teller [0]. He got so pissed they were making fun of him, he stormed out of the room, supposedly on rol
by Jasper_ 7y ago
Silicon Valley's writers met with Google X's boss, Astro Teller [0]. He got so pissed they were making fun of him, he stormed out of the room, supposedly on rollerskates, and yet Google still pays him top dollar money.
There are a large enough number of people here who believe it that they continue to start startups and play startup-dressup, talk about changing the world, and elevate the world's consciousness or whatever. The number of applications to Y Combinator every year is growing, not shrinking.
[0] https://www.businessinsider.com/google-x-astro-teller-hbo-silicon-valley-2016-6 https://www.businessinsider.com/google-x-astro-teller-hbo-si...
- OnlineGladiator 7y agoI think it sounds like we agree - most of the people who want to "change the world" are really opportunists looking to get rich. That's not to say there really aren't some fantastic people trying to make a difference, but in my anecdotal experience they are drowned out by people who really only care about money. And ultimately it's investors who dictate what companies get funded, and they definitely care about the money.
- C1sc0cat 7y agoNot sure what your point is - where they taking the piss in the meeting he walked out of or was it just the show in general. TBH Hollywood / film /tv does not have a good track record in portraying us do they.
- blaser-waffle 7y agoGiven the inevitable bad behavior by big tech companies -- remember Google's "don't be evil" slogan? -- it's amazing they have a track record of portraying SV in a good light? The sociopaths showed up in the 90s and have been there since. At this point it's mostly Wall Street with pseudo-progressive window dressing.