Paul says: "I had no idea the Zenters used to leave our meetings disagreeing with all my suggestions". That's "not pushing back", and of course that regards something more or less technical where they could have, pretty easily. But what I think I'm trying to get at is a general world view that really has nothing to do with YC. It's easy in SV to get kind of lost in the region's distorted reality field, and it's healthy to get out and see something else once in a while.

I certainly don't know PG well enough to know what he does and what he thinks... but while I did like the recent jobs essay, I agree that there's a hint of getting a bit wrapped up in the startup world.

But then again, it would be pretty boring to read about "different kinds of jobs are good, and so you should choose the job best for you", wouldn't it.