I am super happy that work is becoming more accepting of, and that you have found success with, family obligations. I, too, have benefitted greatly from generou

I am super happy that work is becoming more accepting of, and that you have found success with, family obligations. I, too, have benefitted greatly from generous parental leave policies and pro-family culture and no those things don’t even come close to fully leveling the playing field. Still, I think we often overlook that this generosity must be subsidized by society. And I don’t mean that as a negative… I think that raising the next generation is by and large the most important thing society should be doing. But still, I suspect there will always be rewards for those who dedicate themselves exclusively to their career. And it will always be harder for those that value family to compete. It makes me wish that we could figure out how to formally subsidize both parents for those first 3-5 years of their children's lives so that everyone could feel empowered to raise their kids in their most formative years without the stress of work and figuring out how to afford childcare. Imagine a society where having children didn't cost anything, where new parents could take on debt that got erased when their kids entered primary school (or some other milestone). At least I’d hope there would be fewer instances of people obsessing over a career because they were told they should “have it all”. I’ve come to understand that my values shift as I move through phases of life and I think socially we could do a better job elevating people who choose to raise families rather than denigrating them for not having a picturesque power career at the same time. Silicon valley isn’t family-excluding in my experience, it’s just not family oriented either. What makes a disruptive tactical technology squad capable of upsetting incumbents and capturing billions is not usually “a bunch of parents juggling potty training their 2yr old while feeding their newborn”.