will o’brien on X: "my most recent revelation is that many of the principles that people in the sf startup scene use to govern their lives are very wrong and in fact, there is another class of people that are doing life a lot better when confronted with a difficult question, i now often ask" / X

To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Post Reply See new posts Conversation will o’brien @Willob my most recent revelation is that many of the principles that people in the sf startup scene use to govern their lives are very wrong and in fact, there is another class of people that are doing life a lot better when confronted with a difficult question, i now often ask myself: "what would a yuppie do?" i think that some of the smartest people in san francisco actually live in the marina. they wake up at 6am for barry's. they get the $15 smoothie after. they wear matching alo yoga sets to brunch. they haven't read a book since college and they're not going to start. they don't know what an "aella" or a "agent" is. if you tried to explain it to them they would look at you like you were sick. they date people they met at run club. they watch sports. they are tan. they are happy. whereas people in tech try to over-intellectualize everything. they have be

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