I think I have been pretty lucky as an angel investor.
I think right now a lot of not-great stuff is getting funded, and it's very hard to figure out who is good with all the noise. I do think social signal is valuable and important, and that information is gone now.
I just think it's a MUCH better time to be an entrepreneur - there's a lot of easy angel money out there!
The title makes you sound like some sour angel investor.
Of course both things could be equally true in real-life. But not equally communicated by a title or an article.