Nobody wants to say it publicly, but from talking to other founders it’s crazy how much Sequoia’s reputation has fallen off because one guy won’t stop 4chan-level shitposting.
“obeying VTL laws isn't just for cars” (shows picture of 11 cars disobeying VTL laws and one cyclist getting a ticket)
lmao this one is a bit too on-the-nose
It’s so nuts to me that people used to get in giant wood boats and shoot metal bowling balls at other giant wood boats to sink them for a job. Really puts writing yaml files in perspective.
Compared to the US system, going to Waterloo feels like a cheat code. No SATs, no acceptance coaches, no grinding out extracurriculars to stand out.
You can just get decent grades at a public school, apply, and end up with a degree that Silicon Valley and Wall Street respect.
I’m a native English speaker and I would have done the same thing this guy did. Found the closest substitute, then when asked for more options, taken a picture of some other less-direct substitutes.
What exactly do people expect him to do here?
Infuriating. As a customer, mandating masks and enforcing it is NOT a policy “against customers”! Most of us don’t want to be in the store with someone without a mask either, that’s why the vast majority of us wear masks without huffing about it.