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Sounds like this would be a good system to have a bunch of idealistic developers work on pet tech projects. This doesn't sounds like a goopd system to encourag

Sounds like this would be a good system to have a bunch of idealistic developers work on pet tech projects. This doesn't sounds like a goopd system to encourage developers to work on business problems - which are often boring and require painful work such as talking to people.

zackmorris 3y ago
Let's double check your logic against the current VC system: Sounds like this would be a good system to have a bunch of idealistic developers work on business problems - which are often boring and require painful work such as talking to people. This doesn't sound like a good system to encourage developers to work on pet tech projects. You've articulated the main criticism of the status quo. That by its nature de-prioritizes the idealism that produces unicorns. Never mind the effects of that on dreamers who find it difficult to subsist in a stifling world that wasn't designed for them. This is why I feel that this is a dark future at odds with the original spirit of the web. But hey, it makes some people billions of dollars and all it cost us was the life we might have had.
- unusualmonkey 3y ago
  What makes you think that 'idealism' is what produces unicorns? What makes you think startups are about 'dreamers who find it difficult to subsist in a stifling world'? I feel like you misunderstand startups. Startups aren't machines designed to let engineers do whatever they want. Startups are businesses that attempt to find and exploit oppertunities in the market. Since technology is new, and poorly adopted in many indistries, it tends to be used to do this. Or to flip it around - you're entirely welcome to spend as much time as you'd like building 'idealistic' software that challenges the 'status quo'. Nothing is going to 'stifle' that. However, if you want other people to spend thier time and thier resources supporting and helping you, then you need to find a way to convince them. Startups are one way to do that, but businesses are full of compromise and you may not find it suits the idealism you desire.

zackmorris 3y ago

Let's double check your logic against the current VC system: Sounds like this would be a good system to have a bunch of idealistic developers work on business problems - which are often boring and require painful work such as talking to people. This doesn't sound like a good system to encourage developers to work on pet tech projects. You've articulated the main criticism of the status quo. That by its nature de-prioritizes the idealism that produces unicorns. Never mind the effects of that on dreamers who find it difficult to subsist in a stifling world that wasn't designed for them. This is why I feel that this is a dark future at odds with the original spirit of the web. But hey, it makes some people billions of dollars and all it cost us was the life we might have had.

unusualmonkey 3y ago
What makes you think that 'idealism' is what produces unicorns? What makes you think startups are about 'dreamers who find it difficult to subsist in a stifling world'? I feel like you misunderstand startups. Startups aren't machines designed to let engineers do whatever they want. Startups are businesses that attempt to find and exploit oppertunities in the market. Since technology is new, and poorly adopted in many indistries, it tends to be used to do this. Or to flip it around - you're entirely welcome to spend as much time as you'd like building 'idealistic' software that challenges the 'status quo'. Nothing is going to 'stifle' that. However, if you want other people to spend thier time and thier resources supporting and helping you, then you need to find a way to convince them. Startups are one way to do that, but businesses are full of compromise and you may not find it suits the idealism you desire.