[HN Gopher] The cult of conformity in Silicon Valley [video]
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The cult of conformity in Silicon Valley [video]
Author : O__________O
Score : 26 points
Date : 2023-02-05 19:25 UTC (3 hours ago)
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(TXT) w3m dump (www.youtube.com)
| capableweb wrote:
| Seems odd of the people to not introduce themselves before
| jumping into it.
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| Michael Seibel - managing director at Y Combinator and co-founder
| of two startups - Justin.tv (eventually Twitch) and Socialcam.
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| Dalton Caldwell - partner at Y Combinator and founder and chief
| executive officer of Mixed Media Labs (picplz & App.net) and
| founder of imeem.
| woodruffw wrote:
| Asking honestly, and only a little provocatively: what makes Y
| Combinator a credible source for what is or isn't conformity in
| Silicon Valley?
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| This outsider can't tell the difference between the conforming
| and non-conforming pablum.
| syedkarim wrote:
| I was hoping that they would answer the question, rather than
| just ask, "So where do non-conformists go now?"
| dasil003 wrote:
| They answered it softly by saying "we hope YC can be that
| place". Softly is the key, because of course you can't actually
| tell non-conformists where to go, especially once you are an
| establishment power yourself.
| toomim wrote:
| As soon as you create a place for non-conformists to go, you've
| created a place for people to conform to.
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| Non-conformists create new places. Yes, it's a tough life.
| whythre wrote:
| Sure, but I think the question still stands- if the outsiders
| are going somewhere other than Silicon Valley, where are they
| going, or what new space is being created?
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