College students are pursuing CS majors for the status, not the coding.
College students today are obsessed with getting jobs at big tech companies, seeking the structure, leveling, status, and money associated with these jobs.
Many students pursue CS majors for the status, but few actually want to write code as part of their job.
Focusing on customer problems instead of the startup scene is a sign of conformity and raising the bar can help increase revenue for your startup.
Founders who are excited by not meeting their high expectations and focused on solving customer problems instead of the startup scene are usually a sign of conformity.
Raising the bar is forcing me to become better, and the only way to keep score is through revenue for my startup.