Re:Trickle-down workaholism in startups
by azernik on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @11:18PM
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Because people (investors included) are not rational individuals, and tend to warp the information they are exposed to in order to fit their preconceived notions and values.
They valorize the overworking founder with no personal life, and have grown up with not-so-accurate tales of the Big Names who were like that. And so you get quite sincerely held but incorrect beliefs that are shockingly resistant to evidence.
Re:Trickle-down workaholism in startups
by maerF0x0 on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @01:30PM
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The thing is that some of those "Big Names" tales could be completely true, if they're outliers. Sadly the desire/willingness to work extremely hard doesnt turn one into an outlier.
They valorize the overworking founder with no personal life, and have grown up with not-so-accurate tales of the Big Names who were like that. And so you get quite sincerely held but incorrect beliefs that are shockingly resistant to evidence.
Welcome to the human species.