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> Of course the Gini coefficient is increasing. With more people starting more valuable companies, how could it not be?

The conclusion in the last 2 sentences feels like a non-sequitur. The article forms a cogent idea of how we're back in the age of startups like we were 100+ years ago - and then ends in "yes this is why we have inequality".

Inequality is a lot more complicated concept than "people are starting tech companies and theyre highly valued". A lot of it has to do with government policy, education, etc...




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