The entire essay contradicts this phrase: "For one of the most hyper-rational populations in the world" and yet the essay uses that phrase without irony. A be

The entire essay contradicts this phrase: "For one of the most hyper-rational populations in the world" and yet the essay uses that phrase without irony. A better term might be "bounded rationality": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounded_rationality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounded_rationality For certain narrowly defined aspects of career and business, the people in Silicon Valley demonstrate rationality. Yet, as the essay itself makes clear, in many other respects, the people in Silicon Valley demonstrate remarkably high levels of irrationality.