I think this conversation is missing a big piece of what made SV in the first place. Namely, the military industrial congressional complex. I can't remember the

I think this conversation is missing a big piece of what made SV in the first place. Namely, the military industrial congressional complex. I can't remember the author but he gave a good Google talk on the origins of SV from war engineering. I think since the type of warfare of the future is largely informational, and governments are increasingly neo-fuedal and authoritarian, in the future SV will be seen as a base of operations of the enemy of tech. Not only does tech not need SV, but they are going to largely be at odds. SV will probably still have the highest concentration of VC to IPO cycles but the problem is so many of them aren't solving problems with products or services and are generally focused on how to turn customer data into an advertiser money pit while they angle for the IPO boom and exit (betraying users more and more the closer the exit is) I'll tell you what tech does need though... non SV big money representation on the hill. That said, there some good things in SV like the EFF, and I don't have much knowledge of the area other than riding my Harley up 1 to visit a friend a few times. I do know Pelosi is a a horrible authoritarian in democratic clothing and it surprises me SF hasn't gotten rid of her yet.