IDIOCRACY WAS STILL HIS BEST — AND, ALAS, MOST PROPHETIC — WORK: Mike Judge Skewers Silicon Valley With the Satire of Our Dreams. “Now Judge is turning his astringent gaze on Silicon Valley—which feels like a particularly ripe target right now. We live in a time when top programmers have agents, just like professional athletes. When Snapchat’s CEO turns down a $3 billion acquisition offer and is rumored to be dating Taylor Swift. When Sean Parker spares no expense to throw a Hobbit-themed wedding among the redwoods. It’s hard to imagine material more in need of the Judge treatment. ‘Anytime you’ve got self-important, pompous, powerful people, it’s always fun to take a shit on them,’ says Alec Berg, a writer, director, and executive producer on Silicon Valley, whose credits include Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

What’s really interesting is what this says about how the perception of Silicon Valley and the tech community has changed. Instead of sticking it to The Man, they are The Man. I think the pivot-point was The Social Network.