Blaming depositors for a bank run is stupid. The bad investments and the lack of diversity in depositors are squarely the bank's fault. The bank does not deserve charity from its depositors.
Obviously they were getting perks working with 'Silicon Valley Bank' that didn't exist at say, Wells Fargo. No farmer in America was banking there because, hey, that's obviously kind of a sketchy bank.
There was a reward being given to the wealthy depositors, and none bothered to investigate the associated risk. Well, actually, Thiel did, noticed the risk, and pulled out his companies. Why should we bail out the people who missed this?
Wtf are you talking about? It was the 20th largest bank in the country. It wasn’t some sketchy thing exclusively for startups.