Silicon Valley's Secretive, Orgiastic Side

Re:Silicon Valley's Secretive, Orgiastic Side by 2muchcoffeeman on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @05:13PM (#16056290)

Rich men vastly outnumbered by 20 something women? The men are finally in positions of power and the women think that being in the ‘inner circle’ might open doors for them?

In might be consensual in the sense that everyone said yes, but there’s a known balance of power. Sounds like coercion and naivety.

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Re:Silicon Valley's Secretive, Orgiastic Side by philwelch on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @06:59PM (#16057094)

“Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac” —Henry Kissinger

How do you know these women don’t genuinely want casual sex with rich, powerful men?

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Re:Silicon Valley's Secretive, Orgiastic Side by myaso on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @04:22AM (#16059623)

Sure it's technically possible. If you were a woman would you want to have sex with Henry Kissinger?

Drugs, alcohol, and whores are cheap compared to the value you can extract from people using them. This article was fun to read; there have been lots of hit pieces coming out this year on SV, can't say it's undeserved either. Nothing here is shocking or unexpected, pederasty would be shocking -- no names which takes a whole lot of fun out of it for the spectators.

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Re:Silicon Valley's Secretive, Orgiastic Side by orasis on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @05:47PM (#16056589)

The article certainly wants to paint the women as naive rather than empowered sexual beings.

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Re:Silicon Valley's Secretive, Orgiastic Side by 2muchcoffeeman on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @06:51PM (#16057056)

Maybe ‘naive’ is not the right word. I am sure they knew intellectually what was expected of them.

Sounds like they are explained the situation when they get invited.

But it also sounds like there is no way to back out or participate without repercussions leaking into their normal lives. Not exactly fair.

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