The article makes me suspect (and the n+1 piece only raises my suspicion that) this is all very Valley-approved criticism of the Valley. The new cultural train chasing the old one out.
All the new ground I've read comes from places that are easier just to ignore. Mostly bloggers removed enough that they don't care about surrounding a potentially-uncomfortable message with prose that accommodates the sensibilities of the valley. They manage to drive readers away before getting to the point. The ideas have to travel like a meme among the disillusioned until the sharp edges are sanded down enough for the general-purpose cynics, who refine it into something suitable for consumption.
All the new ground I've read comes from places that are easier just to ignore. Mostly bloggers removed enough that they don't care about surrounding a potentially-uncomfortable message with prose that accommodates the sensibilities of the valley. They manage to drive readers away before getting to the point. The ideas have to travel like a meme among the disillusioned until the sharp edges are sanded down enough for the general-purpose cynics, who refine it into something suitable for consumption.