>> One common refrain from experienced engineers outside of Silicon Valley is that 'nothing SV cranks out requires any talent'. This is a common refrain? I'm a

>> One common refrain from experienced engineers outside of Silicon Valley is that 'nothing SV cranks out requires any talent'. This is a common refrain? I'm an experienced engineer about as far outside Silicon Valley as you can get in the U.S., and in more than twenty years I have never heard this sentiment expressed. Perhaps the author needs to make some new acquaintances.