I certainly think the power dynamic we currently have in the US is bad. The wealthy are insulated from most, if not all, of the troubles facing the rest of society. Yet they still extract benefit from, and have considerable control and influence over, society at large.
That's not healthy for anyone but the wealthy. Maybe not even them, long term, but that's more of a philosophical question.
I seriously doubt that YC discriminates on age deliberately.
My understanding is that you're expected to do 3 months in San Francisco and that would stop most people with a family. Which is like most people over 30.
I would love to see Deepseek running on premise with a decent TPS.