as long as you type your opinion into a computing device and it is distributed over the *Net - the more participants and diverse opinions - the higher traffic and the bigger the joke :)

Sure, perhaps, but it has brought a whoooole lot of tech and wealth into this world.

It has its problems, but I'm laughing all the way to the bank.

Silicon Valley is a place, just like any other. There's a fair amount of dysfunction in the Valley, along with a fair amount of brilliance. It's full of perks (beautiful weather, lots of job opportunities in tech, so much to see and do) but also downsides (cost of living, cliche startups trying to be "Uber, but for cruelty free soy products", all the people).