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Fake ID's were everywhere when I was in school. However, I never bothered acquiring one as I was a little older than my peers and just didn't get carded at most

Fake ID's were everywhere when I was in school. However, I never bothered acquiring one as I was a little older than my peers and just didn't get carded at most bars around Vanderbilt in Nashville. For those of you that haven't been in undergrad in the last five years, according to an undergrad I just talked to, good fake id's cost anywhere from $125-150 apiece and if you are lucky, a little more for a pair (backup). That being said, it was kinda shocking to see the first paragraph mention that Josh Buckley has fake ids enroute from China. Having a fake id, especially having one confiscated seemed to be some sort of badge of honor to some people I knew in undergrad. I didn't get it. I would hear both friends and random people around campus hold a conversation that went as follows: A: Where were you last night? I thought you were going to meet us at bar XYZ? B: I was there but I had my id taken away and the bouncer wouldn't sell it back to me for $50 like they usually do. A: Oh bummer, I hate it when they do that, you actually had a good id. B: ya, I know, now I will have to go buy another, but I am going to go to the same guy because it was so good. What state should I be from this time? A: blah blah blah I guess the ultimate badge of honor is being stupid enough to discuss illegal forms of identification that are in the mail to you. Josh, good luck with your business, but you sir were wearing your idiot hat when you took this interview.

redschell 15y ago
Agreed. What a strange, and frankly embarrassing, way to present yourself when the chief complaint against you will invariably be your maturity. That funny anecdote aside, this line turned me off: >While little data on the phenomenon exists, venture capitalists say they are funding more chief executives under age 21 than ever before. It seems a bit disingenuous to jump from "We're funding a lot of really young people these days" to "Rise of the Adolescent CEOs" but I guess that's how you get readers. With that annoyance also out of the way, I was encouraged to hear that these guys were doing fairly well, no bullying or anything, and that they were primarily interested in building cool new stuff rather than just making some cheap iPhone games for a quick buck.
- AJ007 15y ago
  While I'm often the first to complain about article title baiting, this quote -- "'At a certain point, they can't get much younger or we're going to be invested in preschool,' quipped Marc Andreessen" would lead me to avoid blaming Reuters for this one.
tomjen3 15y ago
I don't think it is such a bad thing to brag about, unless you mean that he might get into trouble with customs. He is a CEO of a company and is building it (in part) with other peoples money. He shouldn't have to put up with stupid rules that are meant to fence in kids.
- pyoung 15y ago
  "I don't think it is such a bad thing to brag about" Except for the fact that it is completely, 100% illegal. A guy at my sister's college went to federal prison for creating fake id's. Also, a friend of mine got caught with a fake by police, she got off with community service and no marks on the record, but only because of a very expensive lawyer paid for by her parents.
  - tomjen3 15y ago
    Certainly. But at the same time men like him cannot be bound by rules designed to constrain normal teenagers -- for the simple reason that they are not normal teenagers.
    - pyoung 15y ago
      I agree that the laws may not be fair, especially regarding drinking age. Regardless, A CEO should not openly admit to illegal activity to a journalist (or anybody really). That seems very unwise and immature.
    - jacques_chester 15y ago
      It is a fundamental principle of justice that everyone is equal before the law. It doesn't always turn out that way, because people implicitly or explicitly undermine it by handing out exceptions to Special People. It's better for everyone if that doesn't happen. It's a stupid law, but it's the law. Let's not give him a free ticket because he's Not A Normal Teenager.
- usaar333 15y ago
  To your friends, maybe. To a national press organization? What good can come of it?

redschell 15y ago

Agreed. What a strange, and frankly embarrassing, way to present yourself when the chief complaint against you will invariably be your maturity. That funny anecdote aside, this line turned me off: >While little data on the phenomenon exists, venture capitalists say they are funding more chief executives under age 21 than ever before. It seems a bit disingenuous to jump from "We're funding a lot of really young people these days" to "Rise of the Adolescent CEOs" but I guess that's how you get readers. With that annoyance also out of the way, I was encouraged to hear that these guys were doing fairly well, no bullying or anything, and that they were primarily interested in building cool new stuff rather than just making some cheap iPhone games for a quick buck.

AJ007 15y ago
While I'm often the first to complain about article title baiting, this quote -- "'At a certain point, they can't get much younger or we're going to be invested in preschool,' quipped Marc Andreessen" would lead me to avoid blaming Reuters for this one.

tomjen3 15y ago

I don't think it is such a bad thing to brag about, unless you mean that he might get into trouble with customs. He is a CEO of a company and is building it (in part) with other peoples money. He shouldn't have to put up with stupid rules that are meant to fence in kids.

pyoung 15y ago
"I don't think it is such a bad thing to brag about" Except for the fact that it is completely, 100% illegal. A guy at my sister's college went to federal prison for creating fake id's. Also, a friend of mine got caught with a fake by police, she got off with community service and no marks on the record, but only because of a very expensive lawyer paid for by her parents.
- tomjen3 15y ago
  Certainly. But at the same time men like him cannot be bound by rules designed to constrain normal teenagers -- for the simple reason that they are not normal teenagers.
  - pyoung 15y ago
    I agree that the laws may not be fair, especially regarding drinking age. Regardless, A CEO should not openly admit to illegal activity to a journalist (or anybody really). That seems very unwise and immature.
  - jacques_chester 15y ago
    It is a fundamental principle of justice that everyone is equal before the law. It doesn't always turn out that way, because people implicitly or explicitly undermine it by handing out exceptions to Special People. It's better for everyone if that doesn't happen. It's a stupid law, but it's the law. Let's not give him a free ticket because he's Not A Normal Teenager.
usaar333 15y ago
To your friends, maybe. To a national press organization? What good can come of it?