Perhaps. Maybe the SV firms have realized that prattling on about rockstars just leads to elevated wage expectations. They’re not needed for most of the work,

Perhaps. Maybe the SV firms have realized that prattling on about rockstars just leads to elevated wage expectations. They’re not needed for most of the work, as wage slaves do just fine. I looked at the SF area y2k and the commute really sucked. I doubt it’s better 20 years on.