VC money is top 1%er money. Because they are so overloaded with cash even really hairbrained stuff gets funded by someone looking for something, anything, that

VC money is top 1%er money. Because they are so overloaded with cash even really hairbrained stuff gets funded by someone looking for something, anything, that can beat the market. The VC market is basically medieval patronage with a capitalistic flair. Now the patrons are expected to bring you in massive returns instead of just producing culture.