And if you had actually met Julia (I am lucky enough to work with her) you would realize that this impression is 100% correct. It is not just an impression, but her whole approach to technology.
While it is good to have more cynical people too (especially for things like software stability), a company that forgets enthusiasm ends up losing its soul.
I think a perfect team would be one Julia, three or four cynical types, and maybe one fresh faced newbie to ask the dumb questions that nevertheless sometimes lead to something innovative.
But that's kind of refreshing sometimes. It's easy to get cynical about software engineering like I am. And I followed her stream of consciousness a lot better than I follow a lot of recondite technical prose, particularly when it concerns things mired in proprietary abstractions (Java).