An article worth reading for a lot of astute observations. Andy doesn't shy away from making painful points. One of his more striking quotes: "But what kind

An article worth reading for a lot of astute observations. Andy doesn't shy away from making painful points. One of his more striking quotes: "But what kind of a society are we going to have if it consists of highly paid people doing high-value-added work -- and masses of unemployed?" (Actually, my guess is the over-dependency of faith of individual meritocracy will cause us to miss the deeper structural problems that Grove is pointing to.) EDIT: (Anedoctal single point of data with limited context), My friend worked in a Battery startup company in the Silicon Valley. After the initial design phase, the VCs and management decided not scale up into manufacturing, they rather lay most people off and sell the design.