Stop being racist. What does being white have to do with any of it?
No, that is not racism, but "many people" think that way because they have been wrongly taught to believe that any mention of race is racism, which is incorrect.
And birracerveza is one of those "many people" who really need to educate themselves by reading up on the topic of racism, starting with "Mentioning Race Doesn't Make You a Racist [1]", and continuing on to wikipedia [2] to learn what racism really is.
Hint: Ask yourself if Cbeck527 systematically oppressed anyone by "stopping going" or "bringing race into the mix"?
[1] https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sex-dawn/201001/mention...
It's not about race. It's about class. The "connected" part is what matters, not the "white dude" part.
Your average 99%er white dude does not get funded in Silicon Valley. He gets asked where he "summers" and then walks out confused.
What matters in Silicon Valley is being wealthy and having attended the right school. Being connected matters more than anything.
The only thing that makes it somewhat meritocratic is that real success is undeniable and even unconnected people can find ways to succeed without help.
Regardless, I was calling it as I saw it at the time. Checking out the comment section of a few posts on PH's front page today, it looks like my evaluation still stands. Though my classification may be hyper-specific, my main point is it's a microcosm (stereotype?) of the echo chamber.
I don't know what it takes to get into the Silicon Valley upper class, but hard, quality work isn't it.
My best guess is that you have to be great at kissing ass. SV hates jerks, but loves hypocrites.
It's not about what you are, it's about how you come across (in a very primitive, superficial way).
People pay a premium for doing business with other people that they like. It's perfectly logical - we all want our daily interactions to be pleasant ones, and would much rather work with people we like than people we find distasteful.
It's completely counter-productive to frame this as everyone else just being superficial ass-kissing hypocrites.
I stopped going back after I realized it was a homogeneous group (read: white dudes connected to VCs) patting each other on the back for releasing half-baked MVPs. I was really turned-off by that.
That said, I think it's slowly changing for the better (rigging allegations aside) since I last took a look a year or so ago. I received a small amount of traction after submitting a stupid iMessage sticker pack I built. I was still pretty salty when I submitted it, but was curious to see if the exclusivity had loosened up a little bit. It had!
As someone who occasionally builds silly apps it's cool to share them with a community of makers, but I don't think PH fits the bill anymore. Maybe the acquisition will allow them to re-focus?