Careless People: The Decline and Fall of the Tech Bros
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Careless People: The Decline and Fall of the Tech Bros
In the early years of the twenty‑first century, a new archetype emerged in Silicon Valley. These were the self‑styled “tech bros”: young, ambitious men convinced that software could solve every social ill, digital disruption was inherently positive, and traditional corporate norms were obstacles to be bulldozed. Sporting hoodies instead of suits and armed with venture capital rather than boardroom experience, they promised to remake the world, one app at a time. But by the mid‑2020s, their legacy looked far more complicated. What began as idealism devolved into hubris, and the culture they created turned out to be brittle, exclusionary, and, in many cases, outright careless.
