Basically, PR and a nicely crafted story maximizes the amount of money you get in return. People like nice stories.
It is possible to start off in a great way, instead of this way which is very manipulative, and depends on keeping them ignorant.
Anyway maybe it was just the typical programmer arrogance, so then I am.. still not sorry.
The whole story thing, I think it's sometimes a bit of a excessive Western thing, that yes it works, that may at some point become even boring to listen to,
Yet another cooked story. Rags2riches and what not. The garage (but son of a lawyer or a banker) the rise to fame and glory (from the garage right) blabla.
It is damaging but it's too contextual and subtle to see in a civilization hat still currently likes to cut off a lot of context. Even a lot of such stories are possible only due to big de-contextualization culture wise, which forces everyone into this deception game. Which on top brings money, but must have negative effects which are very hard to grasp/see.
I don't know. This is too deep and "you" are not supposed to talk about how it works in public.. don't ask don't tell.. sneaky operators.