Agreed. I was wondering how the post would change if it was emotionally neutral and took a serious, objective look at the subject rather than the "these people

Agreed. I was wondering how the post would change if it was emotionally neutral and took a serious, objective look at the subject rather than the "these people are dumb and should feel dumb" attitude. Criticism is necessary, but I think this kind of cynicism is mostly counterproductive. I think it takes more courage and intelligence to figure out how to make a blogger-turned-vc effective or find that diamond in the rough that no one expected to go anywhere than it does to say they're stupid.