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Even if it was a ploy, that... doesn't make things better. If you are giving billions of dollars to a disheveled guy in a t-shirt, regardless of his title ("tec
by 0xbadcafebee 4y ago
Even if it was a ploy, that... doesn't make things better. If you are giving billions of dollars to a disheveled guy in a t-shirt, regardless of his title ("tech founder" or "homeless utopianist"), bad things are going to happen.
- 1letterunixname 4y agoCounterexample: Phil Knight. Appearances mean nothing in terms of execution. Please don't cargo-cult false signals or promote dumb, discriminatory negative narratives that have nothing to do with a venture.
- 0xbadcafebee 4y agoBeing a fucking weirdo is not a false signal, it's a signal. Signals don't determine outcomes, but they signal that maybe you should pay more attention. If you hire a 50 year old male babysitter wearing a t-shirt that says "I Love Little Girls", you could ignore it on the basis that "appearances mean nothing in terms of execution", but it would be extremely bad parenting.