I don&#x27;t know about &quot;evil&quot;, but I&#x27;ve met many people that could be described as sociopaths, especially in the VC realm in SV.  They will lie, cheat, and steal from you without batting an eye, and smile and shake your hand the next day.  It&#x27;s not far fetched to believe that Zuckerburg, who is tight with that circle, could also exhibit the same behavior.   I found the selfish attitudes of those around me rubbing off on me, especially when it felt like morals and ethics were holding me back as a business founder.  But I also felt it was making me ill, both psychologically and physically, and decided to pull back from that degradation.