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I'm a coder in my 30s now. But when I was a coder in my 20s, FWIW almost all the wealthy (male) investors I interacted with were not degrading towards myself and my peers FWIW. And the ones that were tended to be in their 20s or early 30s.

No one knows how high interest rates will go. Interest rates are approximately the floor of what a very low risk return on capital looks like, especially for an average citizen. If they approach 7% and stay there as some think is possible, I would expect stocks to keep selling off, especially if public co revenues don't continue to grow rapidly as the economic "slowdown" continues (not worth arguing exactly what constitutes a recession).

This isn't worth the effort to discuss. There isn't much point in fighting the surveillance state.

Think he meant that they protect the consumer

Yea definitely, it's a bit in his standup

100% - I'm not sure why others are so dismissive. It's not that technically difficult, and FB has a reputation for being creepy. If only I could figure out how to get random one night stands out of my "People you may know" list...

I disagree that any specific advice will help an individual marketer...I think the biggest issue is that the economics of acquisition on social (factoring in internet marketing budgets and customer LTV) doesn't work well for brands that aren't already operating at significant scale. Otherwise, Teespring would be a billion dollar company by now ;)

My guess is that social marketing works ok for brands that have a strong competitive position AND healthy margins.

I don't work at Dropbox, but I believe it's ignored by design. Fewer users would upgrade their storage to the paid plans.

What % cost savings are customers seeing?

Not really, artistic talent has historically relinquished all IP rights. Incubators are more like a tax to get involved in the VC ecosystem, if anything.

Travis is 40.

Very cool - I actually have a friend who works on that Target team. There are smart, talented, "modern" people everywhere. I wonder what the dinosaurs will look like in 10-20 years.

This is such bad PR - probably leaked maliciously.

I was lucky to meet these guys recently. They hire staffers as W2 workers, not 1099 contractors. They're building something that is impacting the lives of people who typically work minimum wage jobs. The talented, reliable workers on their platform make more than minimum wage, which is a testament to how Bluecrew's marketplace creates better outcomes for workers and businesses.

Your claim doesn't make sense to me. The author does not prove there isn't privilege and inequality in SV. He only shares his story of how he overcame a decidedly unprivileged background. If the expected value of my bet in a game of craps is negative and I still win, that doesn't mean the odds weren't against me.