A Silicon Valley Man.ifesto in 12 Points
July 10, 2007 on 11:03 pm | In Digital Culture, Ethics | No CommentsThis is a manifesto for my generation : the youngest people using internet computers upon their advent in 1993.
Besides directly relating my experience, these should be applicable tenets for users, entrepreneurs, tech-gurus, creative persons, and independent thinkers of all ages. Please let me know what you like and dislike in the comments and I will review and amend these tenets based on your opinions so we can together create a better Silicon Valley Manifesto.
Without further ado…
ASilicon Valley Man is:
1. A Marketing Conscious ‘Lost Boy‘:
- One of Google’s favorite customers; frustrated by advertisements for products he is not interested in already or are not entertaining in their own right
2. Concerned with functionality AND form.
- Cost/Benefit minded– a quality feature set with minimalist design is optimum (this is embodied by Apple Computer which was started in Los Altos, neighboring Mountain View)
3. Self-Sufficient and Independent:
- Independent thinker free of mainstream media brainwashing; neither believes in nor is engaged by TV/ Radio
- Despite peer’s feelings of entitlement his generation is among the most self-reliant and resourceful
4. Future-Focused:
- Ever-evolving, concerned with perpetually refining results in one or more areas of his life
5. Pacifist Altruist Buddhist:
- Holds a fundamental desire to help and teach the world what he can
6. Neo-Competitor:
- Video game dominator and VR enthusiast; alternatively physical via extreme sports, Disc golf, Kite-Riding, Windsurfing, Hang-Gliding, etc…
Entries and comments feeds.
Valid XHTML and CSS. ^Top^
20 queries. 0.679 seconds.
Powered by WordPress with jd-nebula theme design by John Doe.