I come from the software space and spent a couple years working in Silicon Valley. The mentality is truly that of a hivemind but once you get into the world deep enough, you start to realize how these people really think. Hypocrisy in Silicon Valley is unrivaled but what really got me to leave the bay and head back out east was the total lack of human emotion there. You talk to empty shells of people with no life to them at all whatsoever and no concern for their fellow person. You are either in or you are either out, there is this special lack of empathy which makes you realize why people there are so loathed throughout the country.
Every single thing they accuse others of doing? They do.
The Theranos debacle as well as the extreme double standards they operate under. These people are used to not being challenged in their lives, ever. Most of all, their supporters are poor immigrants practically held at gun point and overworked while being underpaid. Even the Americans unfortunate to work for them see the hypocrisy and flee.
Meanwhile you will see homeless people shooting up right next to a fancy apartment in the bay. This is not a political post at all but Silicon Valley is a hivemind waiting to be exposed but this is where it actually gets worse.
You see, these people? They move! Ask Colorado and Austin, TX. These people will flood decent cities and towns with their nonsense and vibe, ruining them long-term. Even Austin is not what it used to be due to the California cancer. It's different too because these people do not stay in the same dumps they built, they spread like a virus. I live in NYC and while high cost of livings should traditionally keep them out, the overinflated tech salaries make it possible for them to flood even good east coast cities.
After working there I gotta say, you guys have not dealt with this kind of a personality. It is a cold killer personality mixed in with entitlement and a total lack of regard for their fellow human being.