JD Vance’s Encounter in Silicon Valley
During a panel discussion hosted by the Hoover Institution in Palo Alto, California, U.S. Senator JD Vance shared a memorable anecdote about the cultural disconnect he felt while attending a Silicon Valley dinner. Vance recounted that while at the event, his wife, Usha, felt compelled to send him a text message expressing her astonishment at their dinner companions’ conversations, summarizing them as ‘these people are f**king crazy.’
Implications of the Encounter
Vance’s anecdote highlights not only a personal discomfort but also underscores a broader cultural and ideological rift that he perceives between the technological elite in regions like Silicon Valley and other parts of the United States. Such experiences have fueled his critique of what he sees as the tech industry’s disconnect from the everyday realities of people in different parts of the country.