Comment by ogre_codes
6 years ago
I don't think pointing out that the article only applies to a very tiny minority of readers is a shallow dismissal.
I seriously doubt the overwhelming majority of people reading this article lost $200m from any single decision in their lives. Hell, most of us haven't lost $1 million from any single decision in our lives.
If anything, what this article most effectively points out is the fact the value of being born with or building connections is greater than ever in history. Maybe if the author had spoken about that it would have been an interesting piece. As it stands, it's more or less meaningless.
Keep in mind, the author has a huge vested interest in developers like us working at startups for equity stakes.
The article plainly doesn't apply to only a very tiny minority of readers. It's an argument to talented people not to undervalue themselves.
The sensational detail of "a check from Peter Thiel" is blowing the stack here, and flushing everything else the article says out of memory. I think it's worth keeping to the point.