The Anti-Intellectualism of Silicon Valley Elites (elizabethspiers.com)

Elizabeth Spiers argues that contemporary Silicon Valley leaders display a distinctive form of anti-intellectualism, grounded in the belief that tech elites have “mastered everything” and therefore have little use for learning, reflection, or higher education. She links this attitude to attacks on the humanities, skepticism toward education, and the preference for AI-driven shortcuts that may weaken users’ ability to think. Using examples from high-profile tech figures and the broader cultural myths of self-made success, she contends that these stances also help protect class power while extracting value from intellectual work produced elsewhere.