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Coolness: the thing defined by what parents say at graduation parties.

For conformists, yes! That was the point!

Are we conflating “cool” with “high status”?

I really don’t think they’re the same thing, even for a type-A MBA grad. They know that living in a warehouse and making art is cool, they’d just rather make money and have a socially-acceptable profession.

"I just want to say one word to you. Just one word. Are you listening?"

"Yes, sir. Yes I am."

"Plastics."

Niche reference.

I so much want to know more. What should I be googling for?

"The Graduate 1967"

https://youtube.com/watch?v=PSxihhBzCjk

Tech has been a solid career choice for 15+ years, even longer I would say. I imagine people in the 80s and 90s foresaw computing and networking revolutionizing the future.

Bill Gates was very famously the richest guy in the world in the 90s from tech, no?

IBM tech, MSFT tech, but not startup tech.