This is a stupid argument. The character "flaws" the author cites are basically why much of the technological progress of the past several decades originated in Silicon Valley.
You're lecturing me about language? I've seen as much or more and I think "stupid" is the correct word. The supposed "flaws" you mention are the exact attributes that have made Silicon Valley the originator of much of technological progress in the past few decades. Selecting a once-in-a-decade company to extrapolate from is, well, stupid.