Often, just stepping out of the bubble and checking out what the real world looks like will provide you with plenty of perspective.
If you move or visit emerging markets (outside their little tech bubbles especially) you will gain even more perspective.
Sadly, most people in the SF Bay Area don't have a clue about how emerging markets work, and how their users live. And surprisingly this seems to be valid even for those who came from the same emerging markets.
Step out, even if only temporarily.
PS: My main criticism of the article is lumping many external factors in "toxic tech culture", but that's minor enough not to matter in the bigger context.