The brand of Silicon Valley itself is in the tank. A lot of talent is going to go elsewhere. And this isn't Musk or Trump's doing alone. All the VC folks and ot

The brand of Silicon Valley itself is in the tank. A lot of talent is going to go elsewhere. And this isn't Musk or Trump's doing alone. All the VC folks and other CEOs who are explicitly or tacitly endorsing all this performative cruelty and corruption are killing the culture that made their wealth. They'll be fine, if bitter, but more of that talent is going to stay in Europe or Japan or India or Australia or wherever it might be. There will still be a draw, but the relative advantage of all the places that haven't taken the dystopian turn into authoritarianism has increased. And if the people who do come to SV are the ones indifferent to authoritarianism, it will poison the culture further. Frankly, authoritarianism is the province of angry mediocrities. These aren't the people who build a beautiful future. It's probably a good thing if the people who built the culture and technology -- not the CEOs and investors but their employees -- learn their overlords are not kind and benevolent and start taking measures to protect themselves.