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From what I can gather, startup culture is a weird toxic mix of aggression, advertising hucksterism, cheesy motivational-speak, masculinity, and a pseudo-belief in letting the free market determine value.

I wonder what "restructuring" you have in mind though? It seems stronger wealth redistribution and higher taxes could be one form of structural change that might eliminate get--rich-quick schemes.




Yeah. One of the biggest things I've learned about startup culture is this:

Even if you want to do a startup, avoid "startup culture" and the "startup scene" like the plague. Just build something, launch it, and market it, and ignore all that noise.

Not calling your thing a startup at all can be a good start. Call it a project, or a business, or whatever.




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