Exactly. Hiring freezes are similar but it seems many places are taking advantage of this year to burst self created bubbles, not because they have to but becau

Exactly. Hiring freezes are similar but it seems many places are taking advantage of this year to burst self created bubbles, not because they have to but because they can without seeming like wimps, which in any other year they would. Ideally a scrappy spot takes advantage of this to dethrone YC completely because who knows how tired we've gotten of these companies. If they don't act fat though YC will succeed in trimming the fact and remaining as the #1 buzzword in silicon valley.