Comment by insane_dreamer

I think the turning point was not 10 years ago, but 15 years ago with Facebook's IPO.

Since then, the only thing that's mattered in tech is "how will you monetize", and monetization doesn't mean a modestly successful software company, no, it's a billion dollar unicorn or bust. Or getting your company to a high valuation and then sell and gtfo, rinse and repeat.

So why do you get? The people who care very much about making a billion dollars. And for the most part, people who care very much about that are assholes.