Matthew Dessem argues persuasively that the shows take on the tech sector has gotten progressively darker and more pessimistic since its first season, in line with public opinion about technology. In 2014, the real Quinn tweeted, "So far three people have said there's a character on HBO's Silicon Valley [sic] that's a lot like me. The Chinese company has become a fast-fashion juggernaut by appealing to budget-conscious Gen Zers. } Others named Gavin Belson. } Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. In recent episodes, a new storyline in which Gavin Belson scrubs search results of negative press and threatens to sue Coderag (note: 50% Valleywag / 50% Recode) seems remarkably similar to Gawker Media getting sued by Peter Thiel, who is actually quasi-real person Hulk Hogan. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This cookie is set by Hotjar. This seasons principal storyline, which involves Hendricks ouster in favor of a more experienced CEO, might lead your detective prowess astray, to consider a resemblance to Steve Jobs, who was once ousted from Apple. How did Gavin Newsom build his net worth? At what point was Pied Piper with the most? "The honest answer is we didn't even really know who Peter Thiel was when we did season one, and then people kept saying that the Peter Thiel character, and we started looking at Peter Thiel videos and were like, 'Oh, I can see why people are saying that,'" Berg told INSIDER. Plus, Oracle bears a prosodic similarity to Nucleus. And when it happened, I popped a rod so fast I went blind for a full minute, nutted all over those cushions. Wed want them to work with governments and industry partners to ensure that when their technology was released, there were sufficient safeguards in place to protect essential services and communications.