In Office Space, Idiocracy, and most relevant here in Silicon Valley; he accurately, and very precisely not only forecasts, but deconstructs the reasoning, and vapid lack of core philosophy behind each of the real life narratives he’s parodying.
That serious people still consider Silicon Valley as some kind of thing to aspire to is horrifying. This despite repeated examples of predictably base incompetence, lack of maturity and quite frankly avaricious opportunism as the kernel on which SV lies.
Now that I work for a non-tech, non-SV company (agricultural equip manufacturer in fact), and have some distance from the real world SV, maybe I could watch it without my skin crawling.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)
Judge is no profit he just communicated what the rest of us already knew.
It's worth asking how rapidly can, say, a global finnacial hub transfer from one location to another, how quickly a centre for excellence can transfer, how many years does it take for the world's best space scientists to move out of Germany, etc.
Does Silicon Valley have a tipping point?
I've heard this lore before, and it's the only way I can make sense of it.
You do understand the whole point of silicon valley is the chaotic lack of maturity?
You cannot be staid and conservative and mature (and non-opportunistic)…and also be successful at creating new and interesting stuff.
If you find instability “horrifying,” might I suggest a job in banking or the federal government instead?
Though it’s fair to say I’ve never been an executive.