This what happens when you create a company around a glorified public majordomo public email list manager and virtuous feedback loop used by the media. I'm looking for the Google and companies that invent real tech.
Colonization e.g. of India, Africa or the Caribbean led to undue emphasis and esteem of Anglos aside from being from a wealthy land. The psychology of a kidnapped or enslaved victim came into play aka Stockholm Syndrome. More importantly, hitleresque superior race, eugenics and a bunch of other stuff wound up in the mix which still pervades thinking today. Some of it even started right here in the Bay Area aka Silicon Valley > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics We used to think technology was the great leveler but it ebbs and flows. The only firm I know that has a clue about any of this is a16z.
This is nothing new. This relic of the British Empire is found in Silicon Valley today. It connects to misperceptions around genetics. I'm screenshotting this comment btw as proof as I'm sure the group removing it will deny this. Good story for the press.
This is nothing new. This relic of the British Empire is found in Silicon Valley today. It connects to misperceptions around genetics. I'm screenshotting this comment btw as proof.