> In university (which I paid for myself through internships + loans)
So you got a loan that your family backed and you were able to work as an intern in various places. You also went to a prestigious university. You were a privileged 1% and after entering YC you are part of the 0.1%. This would not have happened if you had been born in Namibia.
My complaint is that by using the leverage of the 0.1% you try to convince the 99,9% that: if you work, think and play hard you can achive your dreams. This is no longer the case. Maybe it was like that 10 or 15 or 35 years ago. Today the wealth difference and inequality is abysmal because of the network effects. So basically you don't need to be good or bad business, you just leverage your network and keep going.
So you got a loan that your family backed and you were able to work as an intern in various places. You also went to a prestigious university. You were a privileged 1% and after entering YC you are part of the 0.1%. This would not have happened if you had been born in Namibia.
My complaint is that by using the leverage of the 0.1% you try to convince the 99,9% that: if you work, think and play hard you can achive your dreams. This is no longer the case. Maybe it was like that 10 or 15 or 35 years ago. Today the wealth difference and inequality is abysmal because of the network effects. So basically you don't need to be good or bad business, you just leverage your network and keep going.
PS: I'm also a 1%