"I miss the Valley’s golden age of weird moguls. I know that’s a little petty, because Silicon Valley is ultimately about creating jobs, building products and creating shareholder value, and there’s something to be said for boring, responsible, predictable CEOs and founders. But if we wanted bland-glad-handing men in suits who never say anything that could offend anyone but also has no substance, we’d go to DC. If we wanted plastic perfection, we’d work in Hollywood. If we wanted slick, suited masters of the finance universe we’d work on Wall Street. The reason we’re all in Silicon Valley is because we like pirates and individuals, and all-too-often PR departments white-wash that out of entrepreneurs and then wonder why they don’t get more press. (Ignore for the moment that Elon actually lives in LA— I’m describing industries here, not actual towns.)"