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Tech is cool. Meaning that tech is now an attractive alternative for status-seeking conformists looking to make a bunch of money. Parents at a college graduati

Tech is cool. Meaning that tech is now an attractive alternative for status-seeking conformists looking to make a bunch of money. Parents at a college graduation party will now say "oh wow, that's great" when a graduate says they are joining a tech company instead of thinking it's a wild choice.

sfpotter 4y ago
Coolness: the thing defined by what parents say at graduation parties.
- molsongolden 4y ago
  For conformists, yes! That was the point!
  - bambataa 4y ago
    Are we conflating “cool” with “high status”? I really don’t think they’re the same thing, even for a type-A MBA grad. They know that living in a warehouse and making art is cool, they’d just rather make money and have a socially-acceptable profession.
pixelmonkey 4y ago
"I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. Are you listening?" "Yes, sir. Yes I am." "Plastics."
- etothepii 4y ago
  Niche reference.
  - lelanthran 4y ago
    I so much want to know more. What should I be googling for?
    - vlz 4y ago
      "The Graduate 1967" https://youtube.com/watch?v=PSxihhBzCjk https://youtube.com/watch?v=PSxihhBzCjk
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lotsofpulp 4y ago
Tech has been a solid career choice for 15+ years, even longer I would say. I imagine people in the 80s and 90s foresaw computing and networking revolutionizing the future. Bill Gates was very famously the richest guy in the world in the 90s from tech, no?
- molsongolden 4y ago
  IBM tech, MSFT tech, but not startup tech.