Let's recap a bit. You said there wasn't any talent. I said that's not true, and there talented people who have good reasons for staying. You now say that the c

Let's recap a bit. You said there wasn't any talent. I said that's not true, and there talented people who have good reasons for staying. You now say that the culture sucks and the talented people who stay are there because of they're handcuffed, or because they're lazy, or they're going to leave soon. My opinion is that you're now debating a completely different set of points.First you only told us that no one talented works there, and I think we both know that's just wrong. That you haven't brought it up again indicates that you concede this point. Correct me if I'm wrong. Look. This is not to say that everything you've said is completely wrong. A lot of what you say is true. But I do think your case is pretty overstated, especially since these things depend pretty dramatically on which team your on. The disparity between a good Yahoo team and a good Google team is miniscule, even though the difference between a good Yahoo team and a bad Yahoo team is really high.