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Agree; though it's not just a change in the type of people involved in YC, the actual people - Paul Graham included - have changed dramatically. When I look at
by skeeter2020 1y ago
Agree; though it's not just a change in the type of people involved in YC, the actual people - Paul Graham included - have changed dramatically. When I look at PG's essays over time I see an obvious shift from someone trying to explain th HOW (often naively or inaccurately, but usually genuine) to someone trying to rationalize the WHY of positions, ideas and actions that seem inconsistent and at odds with the hacker sensibility.
- immibis 1y agoI think we should just embrace the fact that more money is made from worse products, and we live in a system where the point is to make as much money as possible. If you don't like that, you should campaign to change the system, not just complain about the people doing it.