> I don’t care about yoga, organic food, vegans, feminists or spirit animals. You forgot standing desks :)
I actually find those useful :O Guess I'm a hacker now.
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Re: Ask HN: I’m visiting Bay Area and I dislike the “hacker” culture. Please help
#52For what it's worth, You sound alot like me, but I've never visited California. On the other hand, I've lived in New York my entire life and I love it.
Come visit New York and see how you like it!
Re: Ask HN: I’m visiting Bay Area and I dislike the “hacker” culture. Please help
#53I've lived in the bay area for 10+ years as a Software Engineer and follow all the local news. But i don't get the sense that the things you mentioned are more popular than the other stuff you said you like. There's lots of people here who like talking about politics, money, science and drinking beer. It's not nearly as white and black here as you imagine.
Re: Ask HN: I’m visiting Bay Area and I dislike the “hacker” culture. Please help
#54I had to look up "life hacking" - its not nearly as prevalent here as you imagine. But, why would you not like something that makes life easier?
Re: Ask HN: I’m visiting Bay Area and I dislike the “hacker” culture. Please help
#55We're moving to the bay area from the midwest for 6 months, starting January first. If you want to grab coffee sometime, shoot me an email and I'll introduce you to my team. Email address in profile.
We work on enterprise MedTech web-apps in the healthcare administration field.
Re: Ask HN: I’m visiting Bay Area and I dislike the “hacker” culture. Please help
#56I know exactly where you are coming from: a few years ago I decided I was going to move to either SF or NYC from socal. I interviewed at a bunch of places and spent time socializing in both cities, e.g. going to parties, meeting friends of friends, etc. It was an involved decision that I made carefully. In the end, NYC was a no-brainer for me. I consistently found the bay area has developed an homogenous culture that…
the weather is a problem
Re: Ask HN: I’m visiting Bay Area and I dislike the “hacker” culture. Please help
#57We're moving to the bay area from the midwest for 6 months, starting January first. If you want to grab coffee sometime, shoot me an email and I'll introduce you to my team. Email address in profile. We work on enterprise MedTech web-apps in the healthcare administration field.
Sure. :) Wrote down your username.
Re: Ask HN: I’m visiting Bay Area and I dislike the “hacker” culture. Please help
#58There's definitely the stereotypical "hacker"/techie person you mention in San Francisco and Silicon Valley but there's also every other type of person you can imagine. Generally we have a "live and let live" mentality so people are free to be who they want, even if it's offensive to you. Regarding some specific comments: Hipsterish - Yeah, we are hipsterish because we think of ourselves as trendy. We also are more l…
Yoga - What's wrong with liking yoga? Nothing is wrong with yoga the activity. Just like nothing is wrong with owning a gun, flying the flag, or living in Georgia. But tell me with a strait face that "gun toting, flag waving, Georgia boy" doesn't conjure the image of a person that is more than the sum of those parts.
Sure it does, but is that reason enough for dismissal?
Re: Ask HN: I’m visiting Bay Area and I dislike the “hacker” culture. Please help
#59Hey there, I would be happy to show you around, introduce you to some good people, etc. if you like. I have a car and can take you to some places outside the immediate SF area (plus it gives me an excuse to drive somewhere). Always happy to show people around :) My contact info is on my profile.
Haha, I'll probably take you up on that offer..
Sounds good. Just have something clear for your email subject so I know who you are :)
Re: Ask HN: I’m visiting Bay Area and I dislike the “hacker” culture. Please help
#60Hey, you still there? I'm planning on moving out to the Bay Area in February 2014 and looking for roommates. If you look at my post history I think you'll find we share some similar sentiments. Tell me if you're interested.