Chamath: Silicon Valley has lost its soul, now just a credentialing place
generativist · x · 2026-08-23
Chamath Palihapitiya argues that Silicon Valley has lost what made it great. It used to be a place for weirdos and idealists aspiring to work with legends like Steve Jobs. Now, he claims, it has become a 'credentialing place' like Harvard, focused entirely on making money rather than innovation.
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