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While I agree that removing money from SVB if you could was A Good Idea, this:

> You're talking as though the SVB depositors are some sort of hive mind capable of acting in concert. They're not.

… is patently absurd. Startups and the VC market are all about meme copying, on everything from which front end stack or build system to use to how to write a “regretful” layoff announcement on LinkedIn, to (apparently) management of funds.

The boards are incestuous with respect to the ecosystem, and absolutely capable of acting in concert, as constantly demonstrated.



> Acting in concert means knowing participation in a joint activity or parallel action towards a common goal

Memetic spread is not "acting in concert" in the way I meant it or in the way that OP was demanding. There is no common goal in the kinds of behaviors you're referencing.




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