Re:How Silicon Valley Fuels an Informal Caste System
by geebee on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @11:26AM
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That's a decent point. I want to be clear that I'm open to the thesis here, that the class system in Silicon Valley has caste like elements to it. However, this particular article doesn't investigate this thesis. Instead it appears, at least in part, to be grabbing the emotional impact of a "caste" system while discussing what is a class system.
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Re:How Silicon Valley Fuels an Informal Caste System
by prepend on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @05:11PM
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Right, I agree with this. There are certainly classes in the sense that some people make $250k and there are certainly homeless people and baristas.
And there may be some inequities and inefficiencies in the merit of people at classes. But my experience (and the data in general) shows that there is low inequality and my personal experience shows more mobility that other professions that require a lot more certification and training.
I believe if you’re a great programmer, you can make a great product, and make lots of money and stay in the outer party or join the inner party. Or, even better, not recognize these artificial classifications and do whatever you want.