<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">Unicorns may reflect pre-existing societal fractures, not cause them directly.The 'Unicorn Era' exacerbated inequality, precarious work, and digital echo chambers.Historian Gary Gerstle's framework sheds light on the neoliberal collapse and interregnum chaos.Venture capital landscape shifts post-2013 mirror geopolitical changes and neoliberal order collapse.Corporate investment strategies shifted in the interregnum towards compliance and system resilience.