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I find it sad in a way that although you've put a really good thing together, it's started to become the goal for some people, instead of just one of many ways
by run4yourlives 17y ago
I find it sad in a way that although you've put a really good thing together, it's started to become the goal for some people, instead of just one of many ways to enable them to reach what should be their actual goal.
- pg 17y agoActually that is a problem. We started to notice about two years ago that we were getting applications from people who seemed mainly to want YC on their resumes. We try to filter those out, but we still get fooled occasionally.
- netcan 17y agoHow serious could it get?
- jackchristopher 17y agoThis seems generally true. Once a measurement of success becomes popular enough, people eventually forget to question it. How many people live thinking money or material wealth is the point in life with no question?