[betelnut]

I don't disagree with you starting from the third sentence, but those first two are remarkably self-congratulatory. It's not clear how being a CS type who follows startups leads you to understand human societies better than anyone else.

[michaelochurch]

You may be right on this one, but I like to believe that, in aggregate terms, we're more introspective and enlightened than the general population.

Exceptions exist. Give $100 million dollars to any of the idiots on the Bravo "Silicon Valley" show and you'd have a dead crack whore. [0]

[0]: I have no sexist intent in using "crack whore". This assertion applies with equal strength to the men.