Going all-in on AI only makes sense for the top 0.1%, argues VC debate
vaibhavbetter · x · 2026-10-12
Reacting to anshulbhide's take, vaibhavbetter argues that optimizing everything for the AI opportunity only makes sense for the top 0.1% of motivated talent. For everyone else, time with parents, festivals back home, and job security are priceless. Watching candidates who bet everything on AI daily, he reflects on how hard it is for students to choose between chasing outlier economics in their 20s and living a balanced life — a decision X's survivorship-bias narratives only distort.
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