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This kinda stuff strikes me as incredibly dangerous and a preposterous deification of hustle culture. A tremendously small amount of people invest in startups, especially at the earliest stages. It’s not a “generational flex.” Meanwhile, a massive amount of people try to buy homes — the lack of ability to do so is another narrative, for a different post — and most guys I know are more concerned with getting involved in commercial real estate opportunities, or multi-family, then they are about getting invested in AR apps that might never go anywhere. I would agree with the notion that what matters and what gives returns is shifting, no doubt. But to say that an entire generation is now “flexing” on investing in some AI for HR bullshit? That’s completely untrue. Many of those people would rather have a home, which in the current market is virtually guaranteed to gain value over a few years.
I’ve long thought the hustle culture and its preachers were full of shit, and this type of tweet underscores that.
