Why Toys?
Cute title but this is actually just an extension of “the rich get richer while the poor get poorer”.<p>Facebook had TIME to be a toy because Mark Zuckerberg had a rich family, and plenty of skills to get a job if it didn’t work out.<p>“Making a toy” is only possible with the resources of money and time.<p>People who need to make money need to focus earlier on making money, which stunts growth in the long run.<p>This is true not only for startups but for individuals, and in nature as a whole.<p>It often feels like 99% of “startup wisdom” comes down to “have a rich family that supported you emotionally and then paid for your college, and then let you start a company at their house for free”<p>YC should give a talk at some underprivileged schools in crime-ridden areas to tell people to “just make toys for like 9 years guys”