I don't understand what most of this post has to do with the second part. > Early silicon valley businesses would've given a heart attack to any modern politic

I don't understand what most of this post has to do with the second part. > Early silicon valley businesses would've given a heart attack to any modern politically correct business exec. Stuff like this was rather common: Ads like that... seem fairly mild? I mean this "engage the <poop emoji> out of your users" billboard seems more offensive: https://www.adstasher.com/2017/05/funny-new-emojis-billboards-pop-up.html https://www.adstasher.com/2017/05/funny-new-emojis-billboard... > Just read some memories of Fairchild Semi "alums." Stories of men from semiconductor companies stealing each other's wives in the most literal sense, gallons of expensive liquors, contraband Cuban cigars, break-ins into labs, and fisticuffs at business meetings were the world of the valley back then Err.. I don't think you've ever been out with sales execs from SV companies. "gallons of expensive liquors" sounds like an average Friday night. > contraband Cuban cigars Of course no one in SV these days does any contraband drugs./s