There are multiple cultural streams within Silicon Valley. Anyone who lives there could tell you that. Again, not a monolith. One of those currents easily tips

There are multiple cultural streams within Silicon Valley. Anyone who lives there could tell you that. Again, not a monolith. One of those currents easily tips into scams, and they are the least respectable. Other currents are focused on deep tech and life sciences. The first powers everything you do online, and the second will probably save your life at some point. Any society that equates technical innovation with "scams" will stagnate. It is in all of our interests to remember that and not lapse into easy pessimism. Silicon Valley is much more than scams.