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Turning Geeks Into Rock Stars Is A Game Changer
- rgrieselhuber 15y agoI agree that giving the people who create things the tools to create and control their own destiny is a game changer. It makes me nervous when only science and math are mentioned in this context, however, as art, entrepreneurship and even computer science encompass much more than those two subjects.
- marshray 15y agoOh great. The last thing this country needs is all our geeks dying of drug overdose in hotel bathtubs. How about we reward hard work and technical ability in healthy moderation? Take it to a broad base of students and make it a systemic part of our culture. How about we publicly rebuke the Disney Channel's constant ridiculing of smart kids? We already reward the top 1% well enough. In this project "high schoolers across the country are invited to enter" and three teams get $5K. Hopefully all are enriched for the effort. I know this is a site devoted to startups and VC funding. But the neither the dotcom jackpot or the rockstar mentality is going to rebuild the technical talent of a country.
- gsdfgfd 15y agoNice straw man. 1) Most rock stars don't die from drug overdoses. 2) If you've ever been around elite performers at the top of their game in the music industry, you'd think differently about their work ethic.
- marshray 15y ago1) Of course, they die from plane crashes. That part was mostly a joke. But not entirely. 2) Truly elite performers need no defending from comments from the likes of me, but I'm sorry if I slurred them anyway. 3) The term 'rock star' means something quite different in common usage than a statistically representative "elite performer at the top of their game in the music industry". 4) This discussion has nothing to do with actual music performers. You get the point.