He keeps saying it'll be free from corporate control and monopoly, but what's stopping a monopoly from forming anyway. No company starts with the idea of becoming one, they just do what they do either best or easiest and eventually become one. why wouldn't amazon, facebook, google etc, just open their business on pipernet and do the same thing.

It seems the only thing stopping all this is Richard himself, but he's not guaranteed to be there forever. What if he gets ousted, blackmailed, dies or just changes his mind after an acid trip? He was almost tempted by a billion dollars, what if it was 2 , 5, 10 billion? His new internet seems it'd be an even bigger risk to corruption since it'll all be run by a single company. As far as I understand, no one entity 'runs' the internet, it's just a bunch of separate entities that monitor and maintain it.

https://youtu.be/uf1MFX-wkmg

Its a name of a guy that is killed children. I mean what was the thought process behind that?

Not a spoiler. Also needs an 8 episode to redeem the show. The show pushed and pushed against the corrupt disgusting ethics of capitalist technology, they even put a true Gavin in the show. The true ending, not the spineless business neurotypical ending that was delivered would have been a glimpse at a future that needs to happen for humanity to evolve. A world with no obfuscations or lies, no secrets. But that's not the message a capitalist giant like HBO is going to send. A company who's a subsidiary of a conglomerate that would rather destroy art for profit before letting the people have it. A world of greed, lies and secrets, deceit.

Had to rant. It's okay if this gets deleted. But you all know I'm right in some way.

Anyone notice the previous times he and Richard met at the Mexican restaurant, he seemingly never ordered food or always brought his own fruit plate in.

What do y’all think is the significance of him being gluttonous with alcohol and food? Or was he just starved from his time in Tibet?

Edit: spelling

Did a double take walking by a stack of books at work.

Saw this in twitter by shalinisparmar

This is how I've come to see Erlich and Jared's roles in Silicon Valley, but I'm curious if this is a shared sentiment or if other people see things very differently.

I've always seen the show like this: Erlich and Jared are Richard's parents.

Erlich is the rough-around-the-edges dad, who can be a nightmare to deal with, is often selfish or narrow-minded, and causes as many problems as he solves, but ultimately does right by the people he cares about. Jared is the eternally caring, sometimes overbearing and coddling, mum. One of the most amusing examples is Jared's unsubtle attempt to help Richard make friends (Dana).

In both cases, they're fiercely protective of Richard. Take Erlich screaming in the face of a child who made Richard cry. Or Jared offering, more than once, to kill people for Richard, or berrating the blood boy who disagreed (rightly or wrongly) with Richard.

They also both make significant personal sacrifices to help him succeed. Jared leaves a well-paid job at Hooli to help the fledgling Richard build something special, to ultimately rival Hooli. He's constantly taken for granted by Richard, in the way only a loving parent can really experience. Erlich encourages Richard not to take Gavin's money, despite how much it would net him personally. He also quietly outbids Gavin to buy Pied Piper (albeit with Bighead's money, which he maliciously took control of), saving the company.

Throughout the show, they share many "quiet but proud" moments as they watch him succeed and fulfil the potential of his naive, genius tech brain.

For me, the interactions between the three of them felt like two less-than-perfect (as all are) parents raising a child through life's ups and downs.

I vaguely recall Zach Woods (Jared) saying in an interview that he sees Richard as a couple/romantic partner, although there are plenty of examples of mother/son relationships blurring this line - healthy or not. If anyone can remember this interview or has another perspective to offer, I'd be interested to hear it!