I don't think being nerdy makes someone virtuous, that's true. However, I think SV of 20-40 years ago had a distinct culture (best symbolized by Woz) that's basically been lost to the MBA-types and the hustle culture bros. Sometimes they wear it around like a creepy skin suit but it comes across as deeply inauthentic.

This is a common refrain but my point is that it's nonsense. Most of the people running top companies do not have MBAs and are technical, aka nerds. This trope is a false narrative designed to portray one group as pure, ethical people that were corrupted from outside.