Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and change the world

Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by jasoneckert on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:40PM (#32215760)

While "Changing the world" and "Making the world a better place" are core goals of those of us working with technology, it feels as if these phrases have been abused to the point where everyone just rolls their eyes when they hear them.

Even HBO's Silicon Valley series drew attention to it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8C5sjjhsso

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Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by iasay on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:44PM (#32215810)

There’s a lot of changing the world. Less than 10% makes it a better place.

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Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by Nuzzerino on Sunday July 24, 2022 @01:51PM (#32215873)

I don't remember "changing the world" being mocked in HBO's Silicon Valley and not seeing a mention of the "Making the world a better place" in the OP?

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Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by gojomo on Sunday July 24, 2022 @03:10PM (#32216598)

When someone says in a startup/recruiting/motivational context that they aim to "change the world", there's an implied "for the better".

That makes the OP's appeal to "change the world [for the better]" highly similar to the "make the world a better place" phrasing highlighted in the linked 'Silicon Valley' spoofs.

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Re:Apply with me to Y Combinator in the next month and chang... by sebastianconcpt on Sunday July 24, 2022 @02:12PM (#32216070)

Note it is a cliche for ideologues and revolutionaries too. Depend on who listens it can mean "disrupt a market" or "being subversive".

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