Overly zealous opinions of any form are, to me, often eyebrow raising. Yes the acknowledgement of self-promotion gives the guise of candor, but does make clear

Overly zealous opinions of any form are, to me, often eyebrow raising. Yes the acknowledgement of self-promotion gives the guise of candor, but does make clear the attempt to gain by standing on the shoulders of giants to reach the stars. To YC or not to YC is a personal decision that one should make on their own assessment of cost/benefit of doing business - and not be based on the emphasis of talking heads, no matter how they attempt to appeal to the emotions.