• deranger@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    I can’t stand “a16z” type abbreviations. “a11y” for accessibility is ironically inaccessible unless you already know. I hate having to search these terms just to figure out what they’re talking about. “a16z” is apparently Andreessen Horowitz. How is that intuitive or accessible?

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      6 months ago

      Yeah they should just give him some stupid nickname… like meatball Ron, space Karen… etc… etc… making fun of these jokers should become the norm.

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      6 months ago

      I agree with your general idea, but a16z is almost as well known as “Andreessen Horowitz”, it’s by this point their brand name.

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        6 months ago

        A16Z’s brand is celebrating fascism, backing crypto, and forgetting to be an effective VC

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          6 months ago

          Not just backing crypto, but actually taking part in crypto pump and dumps (they deny this, but that doesn’t mean anything).