That's a stupid quote. If he didn't want to put a negative spin on it, he should have avoided the word "cult". Replace it with "club" and it is both more reason

That's a stupid quote. If he didn't want to put a negative spin on it, he should have avoided the word "cult". Replace it with "club" and it is both more reasonable and accurate. Note that most of the fan boys that are cultishly obsessed with pg and yc are actually NOT in YC. That's just such an important distinction. I get this impression just by tracking the most ridiculous comments on YC during the acceptance notifications, and noting the source. In my experience, YC startup founders are far more likely to say they're sick of his slop (literally) after a few weeks than gush over him.