"Mountainhead" Channels the Absurdity of the Tech Bro

Almost every Hollywood attempt at a serious look at tech / tech executives I see has been a hilarious caricature, like my mom explaining bad things about tech. And then they go right back to posting on social media.

It doesn't feel like the writers (or actors, since the dialogue seems improvised) have intimate knowledge of the world they satirize.

It's a movie about how much the writer hates tech oligarchs, rather than a revealing satire of tech oligarchs.

Of course, it’s a satire, so take it seriously not literally.