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People need to stop parroting this. Meta targets ads with user data. That's very different than selling user data.
> I regularly just feel like shit for basically no reason, and will want to take a day off because of that.
I feel like I've seen a rise in this. I'm not sure if older generations sucked it up or if it's a new thing.
That overstates IA's influence. People still think Elon started Tesla.
The other path I've seen rich kids take is get a good enough job in sales and marketing where they're doing fine, but not as good as their parents.
Revision to the mean is real.
It's also like the three-generation rule for family businesses. The first builds it, the second maintains it, the third loses it.
Alternatively,
> My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel
This is how elite colleges work. They connect elite kids with talented kids they can take advantage of.
Might I ask which city? SF and NYC are pretty different these days.
So where do I go out and meet people who aren't super religious, ballroom dancing nuts, or alcoholics?
The other thing I'll add is that when you're in tech, there's a good chance you share a lot of interests with coworkers. This isn't the case with a lot of community social groups. Sure, they're people you see, but you don't have enough in common with them for them to ever be more than acquaintances.
The problem with hiring from the ivies is these are people who got into ivies. They know how to game the system.