The myth is that anyone can come from anywhere and achieve great success in Silicon Valley if they are skilled. It holds that those who “make it” do so due to their excellent ideas and ability, because the tech scene is a meritocracy where what you do, not who you are, matters.
Thus is the straw man constructed. The dismantling of that poor fellah is absolutely breathtaking to behold. He had it coming.
Who actually makes absolute claims like those except for in a feel good, keep your glass half full if you want to succeed kind of a way?
Thus is the straw man constructed. The dismantling of that poor fellah is absolutely breathtaking to behold. He had it coming.
Who actually makes absolute claims like those except for in a feel good, keep your glass half full if you want to succeed kind of a way?