Capital one takes it a notch higher and Sponsors their employees to attend two conferences. I agree with all the points noted by article. Even though majority of conferences are a waste of time if you already read hacker news. They still do help as noted.
There is nothing anecdotal here. It was a way to summarize the problem we have at large. As the comment above describes how he lives surrounded by garbage. That's how the whole country is unfortunately.
bash them for the sexism agreed, but not everything. When riding a taxi was ridiculously expensive. Uber made it affordable and bought it to the middle class. Haters will remain haters.