Reflections on Silicon Valley's Seriousness and Cultural Parallels with the Communist Party
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Front-window bakery material. Catches the eye, delivers the goods.
Summary
This appears to be a personal year-in-review essay reflecting on Silicon Valley culture and its parallels with the Communist Party, particularly their shared seriousness and lack of humor. The author contrasts the current corporate tone of tech leaders with the Bay Area's former creative, tinkering spirit, suggesting a loss of the region's original playful and innovative character. The piece seems to be part of a larger collection of essays about globalization and technology.
Key quotes
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If the Bay Area once had an impish side, it has gone the way of most hardware tinkerers and hippie communes.
Which of the tech titans are funny? In public, they tend to speak in one of two registers.
The first is the blandly corporate tone we've come to expect when we see them dragged before Congressional hearings or fireside chats.
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