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Silicon Valley - Making the World a Better Place

Brian J. Hall · 347.1K views · 2019-04-26 · 1:32

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A short montage from HBO's Silicon Valley of the TechCrunch Disrupt scene, in which founders repeat the phrase 'making the world a better place'.

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HN mostly cites it as a joke or parody whenever startups or tech companies claim lofty missions.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2020–2026

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alastairr · 2026-06 · Joke / meme

100% I'm not sure when all this mission nonsense came in, but it's daft when you see it parroted around something as beige as SaaS. It's fine to want to make something good and make some money from it, but you don't have to pretend it's some kind of moral quest. Related [VIDEO]

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minimaxir · 2026-04 · Joke / meme

It was a meme over a decade ago so prevalent that HBO's Silicon Valley did a joke about it: [VIDEO] Saying it in 2026 just makes it sound more insincere than usual.

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pyrale · 2026-02 · Joke / meme

Probably because "making the world a better place" has been a trope used so much in the industry that it's made it to a TV show [1]. It's fine to be passionate about your job. It's fine to be paid well. You don't need to make us believe that you're mother Theresa on top of it. [1]: [VIDEO]

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