I probably belong to that subset. "Bitter" is an uncomfortable term, but probably accurate. Personally, it's not that I think startups are a con game (and certa

I probably belong to that subset. "Bitter" is an uncomfortable term, but probably accurate. Personally, it's not that I think startups are a con game (and certainly not YC); it's that YC represents a tremendous amount of support and resources and influence that aren't available to people like me who are working just as hard, and are just as skilled, but aren't a good fit for YC. It's tough in practice to not get a little envious of that support when you don't have it. I still think it's good manners to keep my jealousy to myself though. This is a YCombinator forum after all; bringing bile here just because we're not alums is not cool.