“Silicon Valley had perfected the image of itself as a meritocracy and touted that as one of its greatest strengths—that anyone could become a billionaire. In fact, tech has always been a mirrortocracy, full of people who liked their own reflection so much that they only saw value in those that looked the same. They keep copying themselves, choosing slight variations on the same avatar template. Financial success was proof of their talents, which was like the old cliché of starting on third base and thinking you hit a home run.”
― Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
― Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
“We had, in essence, privatized our public discourse and were now allowing billionaires to implement the rules of the road.”
― Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
― Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
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