mouseanon

To me the real story is how powerful the last four digits of your credit card are and how easily they're attained. Even more shocking is your privacy basically depends on the least secure online account you own.

Think of how easy it is to write a program like this:

  INPUT:  list of someone's online accounts,
          desired account access
  OUTPUT: step-by-step instructions of numbers to call and forms to fill out
          to obtain desired account access

I know this is tongue-in-cheek, but something serious needs to be said about it. Venture funds and this whole startup scene are selling the "startups are cool!" image hard. But it never was cool and never will be.

Step outside of your male-dominated bubble for a minute and talk to the opposite sex. Watch as her eyes glaze over when you start talking about analytics, optimization, and creating the next big photo sharing app. You're an obvious get-rich-quick schemer. There's nothing sexy about that.

The hipster and startup hipster defined by the author seem like lame versions of the bobo created by David Brooks--basically a wannabe artist obsessed with money. And that's what startup programmers will always be.

Those artsy girls you're after will choose the musician behind the counter over you buried in your MacBook every single time. Get some perspective and don't waste your 20s buying into this game.