The tech industry is dropping the ball, the meritocracy that

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The tech industry is dropping the ball, the meritocracy that attracted the world's top talent is now GONE. What will replace it? Finance.

Elite STEM grads are now heading in droves to New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. New software and mathematical models are maximizing profits, exotic new derivative products are being created daily, extreme volatility has been ironed out. This is creating a boom in the american economy, GDP growth will be 5% in 2018, and 7% by 2020. An explosion in credit lending will ensure even minimum wage earners can afford quality homes and vehicles.

The stereotype of the greedy, well connected, wall street trust fund baby is no longer relevant, it is now PURE meritocracy run by the MOST INTELLIGENT people in the world. What does silicon valley contribute to the world? Mass surveillance, petty narcissism, time wasting phone apps? What does the financial industry contribute to the world? Providing people with homes, vehicles, growing retirement savings, loans to open businesses... why anybody would still want to work in silicon valley is beyond me.