[tibbylickle]

Apologies in advance - I'm a programmer and not (yet) a businessperson, so outlook may be naive. I would argue that whether or not you take an aggressive approach is not really the point - it all amounts to changing the face of the business whether you are working with them or against them. The important part is that Y Combinator have taken a stand of some sort and indicated that there is money in pursuing this goal. Once the ball gets rolling and some evidence of success starts coming in, other approaches can be taken.

The ideal, for me, would be a massive outpouring of different ideas about what the tech industry can do. Some will fail, but ultimately there will be a better chance of finding a solution that works better than what we have just now.