And I think many in the valley are sick of your false egalitarianism. Some people smarter than other people. And those people, on average will get paid more.

And I think many in the valley are sick of your false egalitarianism. Some people smarter than other people. And those people, on average will get paid more. I don't see a whole lot of rage when people talk about how it takes good people skills to get a lot of jobs. But the moment intelligence becomes a requirement, everyone suddenly thinks that's unfair, or there is no such thing as intelligence. I don't deny that there are many factors leading to higher SV salaries, but intelligence is also a factor. For example I came from a very ordinary middle class background. To the extent that I have more education and a higher salary than people with the same background, I attribute it to my intelligence. I don't think that makes me better than other people, even though I'm constantly told that having better social skills makes you better than other people. And I don't think that there is a level playing field either, but conditional on my background I still earn a relatively high salary. The counterpart to the smugness you complain about is your moral smugness. And there is plenty of that on HN too.