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Immigrants who are the cream of the crop in their countries is the success of Silicon Valley. We just skim the top of the best from everywhere. And reward them.

Immigrants who are the cream of the crop in their countries is the success of Silicon Valley. We just skim the top of the best from everywhere. And reward them. Sadly, the next generation of these immigrants become Americans and will be raised in American public school system. It shows. Sad, but true. That’s why we keep importing immigrants to keep running faster to stay in the same place. Hint: make schools centers of academic learning again for little humans. The only way to emulate Silicon Valley is to aggressively pursue merit and academic excellence of relevant subject matter. At the end of the day, the stock in trade of tech is IQ. The rest is just entertainment. Ruthlessly discourage and weed out all the distractors and hobby degree pursuers(like phD in history of social justice wars or post grad degree in open air drug den architecture etc). A hard core tech valley should focus on STEM, value high achievers and reward them while simultaneously protecting them from the turkeys who want to bring the elephant down. We better get the formula right in SV too because that culture is disappearing. There is shame in the valley for being too successful thanks to the hoard of foxes that jumped and jumped…couldn’t reach the sweet sweet inviting grapes..and hence found them too sour.

jelliclesfarm 4y ago
Of course, there is a flip side to this. The tech bros should stay in their lane. Just because they have a structural engineering degree doesn’t make them experts on housing policy. There are people who studied that. VCs and investors should stop trying to meddle with local politics. Bro, you can’t solve homelessness because you can train an AI. Also..AI art is NOT art. That’s making a mockery of the artists who spent years honing their craft. There is an almost borderline selfishness amongst the tech elite..like that of a child who wants all the candy for themselves. As a society, if we don’t give dignity to all and value everyone..that society will slide and crumble. It is not that tech bros are paid obscene amounts. It’s just that artists and service providers and even politicians(channeling Singapore model which we should all probably emulate) aren’t paid enough. There is no need for scarcity and hoarding(that comes from a scarcity mentality) here. Maybe SV could also learn something with some in the tech sector learning to stay in their lane and allow others to shine in their strengths and abilities. Everyone wants their little pool of limelight. It’s light. There is enough for everyone.

jelliclesfarm 4y ago

Of course, there is a flip side to this. The tech bros should stay in their lane. Just because they have a structural engineering degree doesn’t make them experts on housing policy. There are people who studied that. VCs and investors should stop trying to meddle with local politics. Bro, you can’t solve homelessness because you can train an AI. Also..AI art is NOT art. That’s making a mockery of the artists who spent years honing their craft. There is an almost borderline selfishness amongst the tech elite..like that of a child who wants all the candy for themselves. As a society, if we don’t give dignity to all and value everyone..that society will slide and crumble. It is not that tech bros are paid obscene amounts. It’s just that artists and service providers and even politicians(channeling Singapore model which we should all probably emulate) aren’t paid enough. There is no need for scarcity and hoarding(that comes from a scarcity mentality) here. Maybe SV could also learn something with some in the tech sector learning to stay in their lane and allow others to shine in their strengths and abilities. Everyone wants their little pool of limelight. It’s light. There is enough for everyone.