> It makes me sad to see recent portrayals of Silicon Valley hold up humiliation as a recipe for success. This is an interesting statement in the article and I

> It makes me sad to see recent portrayals of Silicon Valley hold up humiliation as a recipe for success. This is an interesting statement in the article and I think it is worth bringing up. It contrasts significantly to the other article I just read that said that "public shaming", which is just another word for public humiliation, is a desirable practice needed to stem the existential threat to engineering of "brogrammers". http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/10/opinion/trapani-brogrammer-culture/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/10/opinion/trapani-brogrammer-cul... > Sometimes the road to enlightenment is paved with public shaming.