The values of SV have changed. I imagine that The Economist are thinking of figures like Steve Jobs who once typified the Valley. Jobs was once a highly regarde

The values of SV have changed. I imagine that The Economist are thinking of figures like Steve Jobs who once typified the Valley. Jobs was once a highly regarded influential figure who described computers as "like a bicycle for the mind". Later, such thinkers gave way to a new generation of people like Mark Zuckerberg, for whom users are "dumb fucks". For those absorbed in the other hair-splitting/derailing thread, the word "piling" generally means to rush in foolishly with zealous enthusiasm (or worse, to do so without control), so the Economist headline contains a note of subtle judgement.