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"He is the techiest of tech evangelists, the purest distillation of Silicon Valley’s reigning ethos." That.... is not the impression I've ever had? Is he a big
by cmrdporcupine 3y ago
"He is the techiest of tech evangelists, the purest distillation of Silicon Valley’s reigning ethos."
That.... is not the impression I've ever had? Is he a big mover and shaker? Sure. Is he "techy"? I don't get that impression.
- valianteffort 3y agoHe's part of the dot-com boom old guard that managed to roll their winnings into billions. He stayed in the sector so I'd consider him "techy" though our definitions may vary. He smart enough to spread his money around and pull the right strings in the background. Palantir is for instance deeply embedded in the DC swamp.
- cmrdporcupine 3y agoI guess what you consider "tech" is the tech business sector. I'm thinking of, y'know, the actual technology. Woz vs Jobs thing, I guess.
- valianteffort 3y agoI think colloquially it is anyone in the tech sector, predominantly web, computers, and smartphones. I wouldn't for instance call a CE/EE doing silicon design a "techy".
- andsoitis 3y ago> the purest distillation of Silicon Valley’s reigning ethos." > That.... is not the impression I've ever had? Is he a big mover and shaker? Sure. Is he "techy"? I don't get that impression. Silicon Valley's "reigning ethos" does not refer to being "techy", notwithstanding your mapping. Instead, it is about the idea of being able to change the world, of not being hindered by government or the people, of leading humanity into the light. Whether or not that is silly or not is beside the point.