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I wonder if the irony has been lost on the young men in Silicon Valley reading this article and teasing central planning before they go back to the grind so tha

I wonder if the irony has been lost on the young men in Silicon Valley reading this article and teasing central planning before they go back to the grind so that someday they too can impress the Bay Area's few women who still don't resent tech wealth from the view of their Lamborghini.

j_m_b 11y ago
Where are these mythical women who resent wealth you speak of?
- kevingadd 11y ago
  I think they were referring specifically to 'tech wealth', which often comes with the baggage of all Silicon Valley's excess and personality defects and abusive/sociopathic behavior.
- tormeh 11y ago
  I don't think that exists (except communists), but they may well not like the personality that helped the rich guy earn that money. That's not hard to do when we're talking about, for example, bankers or brogrammers.
- rm_-rf_slash 11y ago
  A while back I could talk about working in tech with locals and it would drive good conversation. Recently when I brought up my work I was met with reactions of annoyance for being one of many newcomers pricing locals' favorite kindergarten teachers out of their homes of decades. I just don't get good vibes from locals in the Valley anymore, so I went back home to a college town with a far lower cost of living and plenty of new students coming in every year. Haven't looked back.
tomjen3 11y ago
Believe me if I wanted to get rich I wouldn't have gone into technology, I would have chosen a bullshit career in scamming (finance) and easily made my entire yearly salary in bonuses.
saiya-jin 11y ago
trying to impress a woman you want to actually spend more than one night with your wealth, or appearance of it, is just plain stupid. it will lure exactly the expected types - money grabbers who knows the word love only from some tv show. results of such "relationships" shouldn't be surprising
- JoeAltmaier 11y ago
  Also, it attracts normal women with a minimum standard for accomplishment in a mate. Its not black-and-white.

j_m_b 11y ago

Where are these mythical women who resent wealth you speak of?

kevingadd 11y ago
I think they were referring specifically to 'tech wealth', which often comes with the baggage of all Silicon Valley's excess and personality defects and abusive/sociopathic behavior.
tormeh 11y ago
I don't think that exists (except communists), but they may well not like the personality that helped the rich guy earn that money. That's not hard to do when we're talking about, for example, bankers or brogrammers.
rm_-rf_slash 11y ago
A while back I could talk about working in tech with locals and it would drive good conversation. Recently when I brought up my work I was met with reactions of annoyance for being one of many newcomers pricing locals' favorite kindergarten teachers out of their homes of decades. I just don't get good vibes from locals in the Valley anymore, so I went back home to a college town with a far lower cost of living and plenty of new students coming in every year. Haven't looked back.

tomjen3 11y ago

Believe me if I wanted to get rich I wouldn't have gone into technology, I would have chosen a bullshit career in scamming (finance) and easily made my entire yearly salary in bonuses.

saiya-jin 11y ago

trying to impress a woman you want to actually spend more than one night with your wealth, or appearance of it, is just plain stupid. it will lure exactly the expected types - money grabbers who knows the word love only from some tv show. results of such "relationships" shouldn't be surprising

JoeAltmaier 11y ago
Also, it attracts normal women with a minimum standard for accomplishment in a mate. Its not black-and-white.