Jess Livingston laments Twitter/X engagement with a 90/9/1 breakdown, then shares a Paul Graham quote arguing that Y Combinator’s 20-year track record contradicts politicians’ claims that billionaires succeed by exploiting people, suggesting instead that startups create value and the politicians’ critique is inaccurate.
Jess Livingston (@jesslivingston) framed her reaction to Twitter/X as 90% hate, 9% interest, and 1% finding “gems” — highlighting a rare retweet-worthy quote.
90% of the time I hate Twitter, 9% of the time it's interesting, and 1% I get gems like this.
Paul Graham (@paulg)
If the key to becoming a billionaire is to exploit people, as some politicians claim, we at YC are idiots. We've spent the last 20 years choosing the wrong founders and teaching them the wrong things. Or maybe we do actually understand startups, and the politicians are wrong.
— https://nitter.net/paulg/status/2063246591964958747#m