I was 23 when I realized my mother had raised me to fear men — and that was what was hampering my ability to function with men in social situations. My mother believed — believes, if I'm being honest — that a man will ruin me. I will end up barefoot and pregnant and beholden to him, much like my mother likely feels…

I gotta lotta friends in pub, I try to keep up. :)

SINGLE MOST ACCURATE COMMENT.

There's a number of overviews of the situation (including motivations by both sides) available if you dive into blogs about publishing/literary. The one I've seen most-linked is this one: http://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2014/05/26/ama…

I've met some of the Soundcloud team. They'd be much happier if the company stays independent, in my humble opinion. Also, USV does NOT need its little children all conglomerating into one massive multi-billion dollar behemoth startup.