I didn&#x27;t do more than browse the article because I didn&#x27;t need to hear the arguments to accept the conclusion. I think the only place perhaps in the world where working in a startup could be seen as any way superior to working at an established business is in Silicon Valley, where enormous amounts of VC money come together to create a modern Rome.<p>Certainly we need Rome, the modern world wouldn&#x27;t have existed without it, but Romans themselves are myopic and self-obsessed. They need to be, otherwise it wouldn&#x27;t be Rome.<p>I love that Silicon Valley exists, but I wouldn&#x27;t want to live there. I love the people that go there and exist on the bleeding edge of innovation. I&#x27;ll happily sit here behind the curve and have a normal life with a house and car and kids. I&#x27;ll root for the dreamers that go there and hope that they too can one day achieve their dream life. I don&#x27;t need that glory.