So, because steroid users can exercise heavily every day, and make outrageous gains that means they're pulling heavy weights pretty quickly, or ridiculous rep counts, they say they're working harder.
This is exactly the same argument as startup founders becoming millionaires by compressing a lifetime's work into a few years.
what do you mean it's the "same argument"? are you making an analogy that VC money is exogenous -- like steroids?
So is it:
CLAIM: "yeah-I-take-steroids-BUT" I work hard and it pays off.
Fact: the steroids do most of the heavy lifting
CLAIM: "yeah-I-take-VC-money-at-a-$1.7M-valuation-and-then-$10M-and-then-$100M-because-I'm-in-a-very-special-club-BUT" I work hard and become a millionaire by compressing a lifetime of work into a few years. Fact: the VC money does most of the heavy lifting.
Something like that? The reason I'm asking is that you don't go ahead and spell it out, I could be the one reading this into what you've written.
Without this, though, I don't see where the argument is 'exactly the same'; where is the analogy for the steroids?
The reason I don't like my interpretation of what you've written is that taking VC money isn't usually considered cheating (or anything like it)... I feel like I'm putting words in your mouth and that it would be better for you to write more clearly, what you mean...
This is exactly the same argument as startup founders becoming millionaires by compressing a lifetime's work into a few years.