[Galacta7]

> "The show Silicon Valley well parodied this phenomenon."

Yup, often hilariously. Basically summarized in this scene (especially the very end of the clip):

https://youtu.be/PdCoadVSfXg?si=VVwDsNw84WoZx8XD

[mrangle]

Great scene.

The theme is repeated both when Monica reveals her shameful secret of having passed on Slack, and when Erlich turns down the ferret / pig startup: "I'm not passing, exactly, I'm just not saying yes" (paraphrased).