> that's the thing about 'overnight success'—ten years of persistence
Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future
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Re: Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future
#12Sometimes, for people like me it's hard to keep track of who's who in tech royalty. Here's a guide of some of their connections. (My first honest reaction: it does seem fairly incestuous. And then I'm not even getting into.. well, let's say more diversity would be a great thing here. All of the people mentioned here belong to one particular subgroup in the US. It just feels odd to me. Diversity hasn't reached these l…
> My first honest reaction: it does seem fairly incestuous. And then I'm not even getting into. well, let's say more diversity would be a great thing here.
To play devil's advocate, Marie Curie was worse. She, her husband, her daughter, and her daughter's husband all won Nobel Prizes. Marie even won it twice in two fields.
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#13I don't understand the bias against working on Wall Street. In fact, Wall Street is much more fun than a generic office park in Silicon Valley.
There has always been a perception amoung many techies and ents that "wall street" represented the old, entrenched, 'rent-seeking' capitolism, while SV style was 'changing the world', dispuptive, and somehow more egalitarian. It seems to mirror the political divide somewhat, with many younger more visionary types going for broke out west, and the more risk adverse finding a reliable income in finance. Its a matter of…
'Silicon Valley' and 'Wall Street' have become sort of extreme synecdoches that carry tons of baggage when used. While often useful, I find they are becoming increasingly disingenuous in regards to current state or at least in regards to the way things are changing for the better (in contrast to the negative meanings implied when one of these terms are used as a derogative).
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Re: Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future
#15Sometimes, for people like me it's hard to keep track of who's who in tech royalty. Here's a guide of some of their connections. (My first honest reaction: it does seem fairly incestuous. And then I'm not even getting into.. well, let's say more diversity would be a great thing here. All of the people mentioned here belong to one particular subgroup in the US. It just feels odd to me. Diversity hasn't reached these l…
> My first honest reaction: it does seem fairly incestuous. And then I'm not even getting into. well, let's say more diversity would be a great thing here. To play devil's advocate, Marie Curie was worse. She, her husband, her daughter, and her daughter's husband all won Nobel Prizes. Marie even won it twice in two fields.
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Re: Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future
#16Sometimes, for people like me it's hard to keep track of who's who in tech royalty. Here's a guide of some of their connections. (My first honest reaction: it does seem fairly incestuous. And then I'm not even getting into.. well, let's say more diversity would be a great thing here. All of the people mentioned here belong to one particular subgroup in the US. It just feels odd to me. Diversity hasn't reached these l…
> My first honest reaction: it does seem fairly incestuous. And then I'm not even getting into. well, let's say more diversity would be a great thing here. To play devil's advocate, Marie Curie was worse. She, her husband, her daughter, and her daughter's husband all won Nobel Prizes. Marie even won it twice in two fields.
Both Eli and Peyton won a Super Bowl. Twice.
Both were great at their game, no doubt about it. Both worked hard to get to that level, everyone at that level does. Both acknowledge the role their father played in their success.
Read the wojcicki interview again. I think you’ll notice what is missing.
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#17I don't understand the bias against working on Wall Street. In fact, Wall Street is much more fun than a generic office park in Silicon Valley.
It's hilarious in a way because every starter-upper would like to see their company listed at the stock exchange at some point. IPOs are so much more gratifying that acqui-hires.
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#18Is this a poor and cringe way of admitting Y is onboard the United Nation's Agenda 2030 program? [1]
Will the next interview be about partnering with World Government Summit? [2]
We had people in Europe trying this for a very long time - didn't end well (never does)..
[1]: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingo...
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#19I don't understand the bias against working on Wall Street. In fact, Wall Street is much more fun than a generic office park in Silicon Valley.
If I was starting over I’d pursue Wall Street over Silicon Valley.
at least, you won't have to pretend it's all about making the world a better place :)
(Or will you, anyway? Not sure)
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#20Very uninspiring story.
- Successful parents from NYC that have their own Wikipedia page.
- Worked on Wall Street.
- Educated at Yale.
The list goes on.....
How many people can relate to that much privilege?