I agree with only “3/4” of your view. To me the whole thing is a display of the overwhelming self-abosorbtion of the “California-techie-arrogant” culture.
Ignored by the people working in tech is what tech has become most useful for - building human bee hives, both figuratively in the “social media” since, and literally in the human habititats they are (1) creating, (2) drawn to and (3) have to live in because that’s where the “tech” jobs are.
They are consequently dissatisfied humans and don’t understand why and don’t understand they - their work - is part of the problem. Humans do not REAALY like to live like bees. They don’t like being drones with one queen and in this age that one queen is the technology and the arrogance of those in charge of it.
Her contention is that it is the non tech people fleeing what the tech wealth had produced.
I work in tech, far away from silicon valley, and don’t feel part of any hive fortunately. Actually I find many midwesterners I know are getting remote jobs with tech firms or the firms are opening local offices as they cannot get enough talent to move to their coastal ‘tech hub.’