From what I have seen among silicon valley there are two realities:
1. Very wealthy folks who are very removed from society, talk big, but are afraid to invest their money on things that aren't "proven" business models.
2. Normal people who struggle to pay their landlords so much that "building things" is completely out of the question. The east bay, one of the last places where a lot of on-site manufacturing remains, is currently undergoing a "transformation" where the last of these small businesses are being squeezed out by rising rents and are replaced with one-plus-5 housing for google expats.
1. Very wealthy folks who are very removed from society, talk big, but are afraid to invest their money on things that aren't "proven" business models.
2. Normal people who struggle to pay their landlords so much that "building things" is completely out of the question. The east bay, one of the last places where a lot of on-site manufacturing remains, is currently undergoing a "transformation" where the last of these small businesses are being squeezed out by rising rents and are replaced with one-plus-5 housing for google expats.