I can't believe this isn't satire. To me it exemplifies the exponentially growing hubris emanating from Silicon Valley -- namely, that the products being built

I can't believe this isn't satire. To me it exemplifies the exponentially growing hubris emanating from Silicon Valley -- namely, that the products being built are more significant than the people who use them. Saying that what's been built so far could replace the rest of society without a problem is this logic taken to its absurd extreme. Take, for example, passages like "Uber and Airbnb challenge the regulatory state personified by Washington" -- which I guess is intended to imply that the state is personified best by its role in regulating taxis and hotels? As if Silicon Valley has a workable alternative to infrastructure, energy, the justice system, police, hospitals, primary education, and the rest of the $4 tr federal budget. I laughed the most at "The Quantified Self movement helps people self-measure and opt out of the health care system." Yes, because measuring your heart rate while waiting in line at Peet's does wonders for people with chronic illnesses. And, of course, Srinivasan's suggestion that people who sneer at his "frontier" must also "hate technology". No, I just hate when people assume it will inevitably solve all problems. If society at large begins to "backlash" to Silicon Valley, it's for that very reason.