The post you were replying to was flagged and removed. Likely due to it getting "meta", which is a trigger for the mods on here who do their best to keep out t

The post you were replying to was flagged and removed. Likely due to it getting "meta", which is a trigger for the mods on here who do their best to keep out the flame wars. However, I actually agree with you on this one aspect: I do think the economic success of SV tech companies has changed the psychological profile of people who work in the industry via selection bias. It's really become the well-trodden path to money that attracts a larger percentage of people who aren't very independent minded, in my opinion. It's hard to find data on this, but I see this discrepancy quite readily when interacting with folks at Google/FB now vs. 12 years ago. Hopefully I'm not breaking the rules by posting on this. It's hard to tell.