I did not apply this to this round of YC because I realized something. I am diametrically opposed to the funding model of YC. In fact, I hate what you&#x27;re doing to the world.<p>I&#x27;ve wanted to get into YC for about 8 years now and applied almost every round with different groups and ideas. I put on workshops and networked looking for the perfect co-founders. Hell, I even had an in with a prominent YC alumni. None of that mattered. I got rejection after rejection but I kept applying. But this year something has changed. I got angry. Maybe hurt. The side effect of my disillusion was that I stopped idolizing your organization and started realistically examining it. I have come to some conclusions.<p>You are the architects of the next great recession and I really hate you for that. You all are some irresponsible, selfish babies. Why? Well, you create this facade of wealth and success, while most often providing no real world value. These mirages of success find easy marks in optimistic investors looking for a big score. This as a variation of a ponzi scheme. Pumping money into worthless products with no return will lead to a bubble with devastating long term effects.<p>The world is catching on though. Investors are already dwindling and stock prices dropping. The fairy tale couldn&#x27;t last forever. So here&#x27;s to you YC, fuck you. Really.
Fuck you YC