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Could you clarify that?

• pbiggar 14y ago
  I'm guessing that he means that parody only works when what you're parodying is real.
  • redthrowaway 14y ago
    That's more satire. Parody can take the ball and run with it as far as it chooses; satire can only be relevant if its characterization has a degree of verisimilitude.
    • pbiggar 14y ago
      Fair. In addition, the target audience of the show are unlikely to know very much about the valley. I would expect most people believe the valley is "kids from Harvard who think they're hot shit, trying to get rich doing something useless".
      • redthrowaway 14y ago
        Actually, I'd say that's more an in-valley appraisal. I suspect non-tech types would simply view SV as computer nerds finding ways to make millions. Now that Jobs is gone, the industry is dominated by nerd CEOs. Ballmer doesn't count. We have, in the Valley, a preponderance of companies started and run by nerds. I suspect that reality has leaked into the public consciousness.