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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by acdha on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @06:56PM (#42941144)
That feels like a No True Scotsman argument after decades of chasing VC approval, prestigious jobs at those huge companies, and adopting their practices and software. I don’t like the oligarchy either but it’s a huge part of the tech world under any definition I can come up with. We’re having this conversation on a board run by one of the VC firms with partners who are openly supportive of what’s going on, after all - is this not part of the tech community?
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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by robbiewxyz on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @07:13PM (#42941360)
Honestly fair enough. Pay package over principles pretty well does describe the policy of far too many of the colleagues I've worked with over the years.
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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by saalweachter on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @07:05PM (#42941256)
I mean, HN doesn't have a leg to stand on, but I would say there's a difference between "big tech" and "tech startups", community-wise.

People who love working at Big Tech love it for everything people who go for the Startup World hate, and vice versa.

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Re:What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF by acdha on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @10:53PM (#42943529)
Sure, but there’s a lot of shared culture even though they have distinct subgroups. I don’t think the guys in the news wouldn’t be welcomed at most startups.
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