> I'm not a fan of Paul Graham Not to dogpile you for daring to insult the Dear Leader, but can you elaborate on this? You go on to say, > Paul Graham was so

> I'm not a fan of Paul Graham Not to dogpile you for daring to insult the Dear Leader, but can you elaborate on this? You go on to say, > Paul Graham was something that would be a rarity now, and probably always has been-- a smart, good, straight-shooter who made it big. Looking at some of the other stuff you have to say, it looks like your problem with him is that he portrays Silicon Valley like the American Dream of yesterday - "Anyone can make it big here if they're smart and hardworking enough" when it's not necessarily true. You have your own experiences to back this up, and I guess you feel kind of cheated. I'm a complete outsider, (Military currently, although I'll probably be working for Intel in a few months) so this side of things interests me. The contrast of PG saying, "Lots of people should try startups" and the fact that the vast majority of startups fail is kind of weird.