the problem with startup culture is that there are IQ130 ivy grads aspiring to build calorie trackers and ai to-do lists. as tech culture is becoming more famous, we are seeing it being diluted with non-ambitious, low-risk people building chill startups. the whole intellectual resource of Ivy league grads and autismmaxxers is being spent building chrome extensions, calorie trackers, and ubers. there's a serious lack of focus on defense tech, robotics, energy, and other civilization-grade systems. ambitious people have far less competition than they think, which is good on a personal level, but not so great for humanity. Which way western man?