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Re:Y Combinator has lost its soul: A YC founder's perspective by polk on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @11:58AM (#23918385)
I'm surprised you find the race unnecessary, but continue to include the gender. "Rich people" would be all that's required.
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Re:Y Combinator has lost its soul: A YC founder's perspective by fnordsensei on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @12:30PM (#23918737)
Isn’t a random sample out of the set of rich people going to yield a lot of whiteness and dudeness though?
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Re:Y Combinator has lost its soul: A YC founder's perspective by kylec on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @12:54PM (#23918973)
I’m surprised you find the gender unnecessary, but continue to include the species. “Rich individuals” would be all that’s required.
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Re:Y Combinator has lost its soul: A YC founder's perspective by stronglikedan on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @02:11PM (#23919876)
The term "dudes" is not specific (colloquially, anyway) like "white".
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Re:Y Combinator has lost its soul: A YC founder's perspective by steffandroid on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @12:57PM (#23919024)
The problem with "rich people" as a phrase is that most rich people don't think of themselves as rich - for example, only 13% of millionaires do [1]. As "white dudes" are disproportionately represented within this demographic, I think the inclusion of these qualifiers helps to illustrate the point.

[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/most-millionaires-dont-think...

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