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Re:YC at Columbia, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, UPenn by atonse on Thursday February 09, 2017 @01:39PM (#13609564)
Why does this have to be taken to an extreme?

People are (rightfully) pointing out that if you go to a the same 10 schools, you will by definition lack a diversity of thoughts and perspectives.

Anyway this has already been argued above. They did announce it last time.

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Re:YC at Columbia, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, UPenn by dave_sullivan on Thursday February 09, 2017 @02:42PM (#13610171)
> if you go to a the same 10 schools, you will by definition lack a diversity of thoughts and perspectives

I agree. I'm pointing out that YC can't be everything to everyone (that would be extreme) and elite colleges are kind of their thing (for worse, I think). It just strikes me as a whiny thing to complain about.

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Re:YC at Columbia, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, UPenn by sanderjd on Thursday February 09, 2017 @10:40PM (#13613043)
I really hate it when I see constructive criticism labeled "whining". The commenter was giving useful feedback, not complaining.
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Re:YC at Columbia, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, UPenn by John23832 on Friday February 10, 2017 @10:04AM (#13615812)
Why is it whining? The echo chamber of CS/Silicon Valley types is a real thing and if our objective is to move forward and become more influential/helpful to the public at large, existing within an echo chamber hurts us.
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