Thank you. This is a convenient caricature of everything the valley stands for. It should come in handy in pointless HN arguments. Reason #484893 not to move to San Francisco: people will assume that you think like this guy does.
However, a lot of the business of technology these days is ugly, cynical, narcissistic and shallow. It's a pity when you think what could be accomplished if all this brainpower were redirected. There must be a thousand bright ideas like Kiva just waiting to be plucked.
people who shouldn't be entrepreneurs get way too excited for the wrong reasons. a reality check is likely very useful for many folks to re-consider the probabilities involved.
folks who decide they still want to choose the entrepeneurial path are then at least forewarned, if not forearmed.
"I'll keep it short and sweet: Family. Religion. Friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business."