goodness… venture capitalists, initial public offering, san franciscion technical terms… the land of the get rich quick on the internet schemes. it is killing me.

when i entered the technical world 3 years ago, there were definitely a lot of people who viewed the technical world as a way to make a quick buck. i was one of those people who thought that maybe there was more to it than that and i fell in love with a different aspect of it, the creative, exciting part of everything. today, i swear that the only focus is money. even the people that i admired for doing interesting creative things have delved into the business side of things. given, some of them want to do it for interesting reasons but their entire focus of the world has changed. no longer do i feel as though i can have fun challenging conversations with people about a whole variety of topics. now, everything revolves around the bullshit of the industry.

steve jobs said yesterday “since when has technology become synonymous with industry?” i feel that statement in a big way. and it makes me feel terrible. industry means money… technology is money… industry means technology… i don’t like that.

i feel so disenchanted by this community and this attitude. i am scared of going out to the bay area. i am scared of becoming part of that culture and letting monetary ideals engulf me. i am afraid that even if it is not me, it will be all my friends and i don’t like that prospect. i want down to earth friends who want to save the world, friends like my coop friends… how can i manage that? can i stay in this industry and go through those feelings? it feels painful.

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