That&#x27;s a disingenuous attack on Silicon Valley. At a technical level, Silicon Valley is merely a geographical location. <i>Anyone</i> can move there. Anyone can invest money in anyone they want to. If some guy from NYC moved to SV tomorrow, and invested in a company that makes the world a worse place, how is it fair to blame the &#x27;Silicon Valley&quot; for that?<p>When the author says &quot;Don&#x27;t blame Silicon Valley,&quot; he&#x27;s not referring to the geographical location. He&#x27;s referring to the culture and ecosystem. That&#x27;s an important distinction to make. If you feel that the SV culture and ecosystem are indeed to blame for Theranos, you need to show that Theranos has strong ties to players who are a central part of the SV culture and ecosystem. This is surely a nebulous and subjective term, but that doesn&#x27;t make it any less important. It makes no sense to blame SV culture for something, if the only players involved are fringe players in the ecosystem.