Have you ever noticed how completely and utterly boring these Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs are? I always love reading the Sunday Times column “Life in a Day”, because the subjects are generally absurdly hard-working and dull, and this week David Goldberg, husband of the yawnsome Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, who wrote the nauseating non-feminist corporate slave manual Lean In, did not disappoint as far as mind-bending tedium goes:

“I’m not great about breakfast,” says the 45 year-old CEO of Surveymonkey. “I often just grab a protein bar and Diet Coke as I’m heading out the door.”

Surprise, surprise, he is a U2 fan, sure sign of a dullard: “I’ve been a fan since high school.” His favourite magazine is The Economist, a magazine whose staff believe that we should all work for large corporations, and book-wise, he is currently enjoying The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon.

At the end of the day, after teatime, it’s back to work.

“Once the kids are asleep, both of us often go back to our computers.” And – hold the front page for this revelation: “Sheryl’s desk is in one part of the house; mine is in another.”

In short, he displays not an iota of spark, originality or charm. And these people are our leaders. Heaven help us.

STOP THE BOREDOM IN SILICON VALLEY!
ENDS