[freddyc]

Great point - too often realism is mis-labeled as cynicism by those who have drunk a little too much of the Kool-Aid. It's one of the things about SV that gradually wore me down over time: the constant need for people to declare everything great because to admit otherwise (i.e. accept reality) went against the prevailing start-up ethos.

[rhizome]

"The power of accurate observation is often called cynicism by those who don't have it."

[haydenlee]

Although, to be fair "cynical observation is often called cynicism by everyone" too.

[rhizome]

Cynically circular.