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I am somewhat disturbed by these weirdos proclaiming weird politics and somehow being considered representative of Silicon Valley. This sort of behavior, by bo
by epistasis 3y ago
I am somewhat disturbed by these weirdos proclaiming weird politics and somehow being considered representative of Silicon Valley.
This sort of behavior, by both the PayPal mafia and the media, maligns the sector unfairly.
If you want to find weird SV behavior that's more reflective fo the field, then dive into the weirdness of the Singularity religion.
- hgsgm 3y agoWhat percent of silicon valley wealth / employment does PayPal Mafia control?
- morelisp 3y agoIt would be hard to find a trio that better exemplifies SV 2008-2020 than Musk, Thiel, and Andreessen. You could toss in Brin I guess, I'm not sure if he's "pronatalist" or just loves to fuck his employees. How about Neumann or the Soylent dude? If they're not pronatalist I bet they're even weirder.
- concordDance 3y ago> Singularity religion. Either not a religion or not common depending on exactly what you mean. Unless you think that intelligence that is copypasteable and can be restored from backups wouldn't be a worldchanging event?
- Someone1234 3y agoSV has always been an odd place full of strange people and unhealthy work/life balances though. If anything it is more "professional" (corporate) now than it has ever been.