> The arrogance of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs seems so outrageous — and so childishly naive — that it is scarcely (sic) hard to believe. How could an industry

> The arrogance of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs seems so outrageous — and so childishly naive — that it is scarcely (sic) hard to believe. How could an industry that has produced so little in terms of productivity seem so sure that they’ve been “changing the world” for the better. Let's take one fabulously successful/wealthy/arrogant Silicon Valley company – Apple – which helped to improve and/or popularize: personal computers (Apple II), GUI computing (Macintosh), laser printing (LaserWriter), laptops (Power/i/MacBook), digital photography (QuickTake, iPhone), MP3 players (iPod), Wi-Fi (AirPort), smartphones (iPhone), app stores (App Store), tablets (iPad), smart watches (Apple watch), etc.. Silicon Valley also helped to create many beneficial advancements in the areas of: microprocessors, digital storage, the internet, the world wide web, video conferencing, digital and online games, streaming media, automatic translation, etc.. I would imagine that the author appreciates at least a few of these technologies and would not wish to give them up. Moreover, the claim that productivity has not been increased by computing and information technology seems to have been largely refuted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productivity_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productivity_paradox However, the claim that Google and Facebook are disruptors rather than innovators is interesting. I don't think he's talking about disrupting AltaVista and MySpace, but rather disrupting the sale of advertisements and media (newspapers, magazines) that depended on those ad sales.