[hn_version_0023]

That culture is created by a media environment manufactured by companies whose employee base are well represented on this site. This line is pushed on us, ad nauseam. Unsurprisingly, most of us are sick from it.

[valleyer]

An alternative view is that our individualistic culture is simply an evolution of the American idea of "rugged individualism" -- an idea which somewhat predates the tech industry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugged_individualism#Influence...

[jdminhbg]

> That culture is created by a media environment manufactured by companies whose employee base are well represented on this site.

Are you saying then that "that culture" is a decade old?

[bluGill]

Yellow journalism dates to the 1800's. I'm sure much longer, but that is something everyone should remember from history class.

[jdminhbg]

That's right, which makes it unlikely that the FAANG companies are responsible for it.