This part resonated with me > monopolies. The nerdy tech worker was replaced by the modern day chiseled , slick , stock options loaded tech worker who would have gone to banking in 2006. They pop adderall and leetcode and crack coding interviews like the bankers did brutal Goldman interviews. They go to burning man as a sign of lifestyle instead of counter culture

I think you are right. The money is moving towards tech and now the MBA crowd is looking to signal that they can code well enough to build products. I went to burning man about 5 years ago, it was already about money and status signaling more than counter culture. many of the people I met there were fairly successful tech people, they’re the ones who can afford it after all.