> That's a little harsh, no? I don't think it's harsh. If anything it's falling for the author's narrative. The author was clearly there solely to write a hat

> That's a little harsh, no? I don't think it's harsh. If anything it's falling for the author's narrative. The author was clearly there solely to write a hatchet job on the SV startup culture. The stuff about getting rich is just there to make him sound a bit less parasitical. I'm sure some of what he says is valid but the dystopia is just as fake as the idea that SV is paved with gold. I'd go further and, given these kinds of articles usually follow a template, it's quite interesting what he didn't say. Usually the author will find people who are disillusioned/downtrodden to interview i.e. show the rotten underbelly. It's noticeable that the only negative commentary came from a barman and a musician, and they were of the basic change is bad variety. As a consequence, he's stuck with painting everyone as a witless man-child. So either he's an incompetent journalist or he didn't find a rotten underbelly. As I've never been to SV, I can't comment on which it is but I can be pretty confident that this article won't help me find out.