The issue here is that in an honestly positive scenario, the family concept is good. But in a manipulative scenario, it is bad. When I was 22 and taking on my

The issue here is that in an honestly positive scenario, the family concept is good. But in a manipulative scenario, it is bad. When I was 22 and taking on my first development job, I would have loved to have a family-centric groups of smart, motivated people to be a part of. Instead, I did a contract with an IBM subsidiary. We worked sort of like a family, but our idiot manager ignored our scheduling advice and promised delivery in half the time we recommended. So we worked our asses off, as a small ad-hoc family, and still lost the next contract. What if instead this "family" could be led by a manager who understands reality and doesn't overpromise and underdeliver? If you ever work with any person or person in a high stress situation, they will become your family or your enemy. Family is much better. And if the greater circumstance is also comprised of family, then you can take on the world. If you don't get this, then you haven't experience it yet. This is not some Cali startup bullshit. This is real people pouring themselves into something they believe in - foolishly or otherwise.