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Re:Thread on Andreessen Horowitz and 'zero interest rate phe... by miohtama on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @03:42AM (#34878453)
> The most obvious signal of this is how they continually select a college dropout or 20-something as a “genius founder”.

I believe this has more to do with American fondness of exceptional individualism and American dream, as media likes these stories.

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Re:Thread on Andreessen Horowitz and 'zero interest rate phe... by adreamingsoul on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @04:23AM (#34878773)
Indeed
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Re:Thread on Andreessen Horowitz and 'zero interest rate phe... by adreamingsoul on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @04:35PM (#34903205)
Why the negative points?
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Re:Thread on Andreessen Horowitz and 'zero interest rate phe... by dboreham on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @11:09AM (#34882732)
Such people may also be more open to believing in magic.
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Re:Thread on Andreessen Horowitz and 'zero interest rate phe... by rexpop on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @12:43PM (#34884117)
Sure, it takes two to tango. VCs aren't going to push outlandishly unpalatable narratives.
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