> A butler has always been a person of authority, expertise, and responsibility. Why "houseboy"? Because he's Asian?
facepalm
The author describes Marc Andreessen's Gilded Age slash Roaring 20s lifestyle and attitudes, and then suggests that a hundred years ago, this person may have been referred to as "houseboy".
Marc Andreessen is the hypothetical person from a hundred years ago. It's a scathing criticism of Marc Andreessen.
facepalm
The author describes Marc Andreessen's Gilded Age slash Roaring 20s lifestyle and attitudes, and then suggests that a hundred years ago, this person may have been referred to as "houseboy".
Marc Andreessen is the hypothetical person from a hundred years ago. It's a scathing criticism of Marc Andreessen.