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Re: The Three Bay Areas (2017)

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cortesoft wrote: post #58
csa wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am fairly certain that this was written from the perspective of people who were born and raised in the Bay Area, which first generation tech immigrants by definition cannot be. It’s also a whimsical satire piece, so I wouldn’t expect it to include every group. That said, note the the site has follow on stories for each group, so maybe they expanded the groups.

The second one was from Sacramento, which isn’t the Bay Area... and the first one suggest two places they were born that are on the east coast.

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Re: The Three Bay Areas (2017)

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Post by jhatemyjob »

csa wrote: post #60
cortesoft wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The second one was from Sacramento, which isn’t the Bay Area... and the first one suggest two places they were born that are on the east coast.

My reading was: - friends moved to Sac because it’s cheaper. - some folks went to university on the east coast. Maybe I missed some details.

plus even if they were from sac, that's basically the east bay. its one hour driving on I-80 from davis to oakland (which is shorter than a lot of people's commute)

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Post by whatshisface »

pkkim wrote: post #21

There are two reasons I'm guessing the author doesn't see himself as part of the working class. 1. He doesn't make fun of the working class like he does to the other two. Either because he doesn't know them well enough to do so, or because he doesn't want to insult them. 2. The UAW locals in the Bay Area represent graduate students, postdocs, and nonprofit workers. No one in "service jobs or government jobs" or "nurs…

3. Oil is not something that you can change in your own car unless you're ready to permanently ruin whatever concrete you do it on. Sounds like the author gets their car maintained with an app. ;)

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Post by cortesoft »

jhatemyjob wrote: post #72
csa wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My reading was: - friends moved to Sac because it’s cheaper. - some folks went to university on the east coast. Maybe I missed some details.

plus even if they were from sac, that's basically the east bay. its one hour driving on I-80 from davis to oakland (which is shorter than a lot of people's commute)

It is way more than an hour during commute times.

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Post by GhettoChild »

whatshisface wrote: post #73
pkkim wrote: post #21

There are two reasons I'm guessing the author doesn't see himself as part of the working class. 1. He doesn't make fun of the working class like he does to the other two. Either because he doesn't know them well enough to do so, or because he doesn't want to insult them. 2. The UAW locals in the Bay Area represent graduate students, postdocs, and nonprofit workers. No one in "service jobs or government jobs" or "nurs…

3. Oil is not something that you can change in your own car unless you're ready to permanently ruin whatever concrete you do it on. Sounds like the author gets their car maintained with an app. ;)

Thats just not true at all. All that means is that you're slow and forget to move your oil pan from underneath your oil drain to underneath the filter.

Then again I was raised by a single immigrant mom. I was taught to pinch pennies in ways many people cannot relate to.

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Post by GhettoChild »

noncoml wrote: post #63

You can recognize the "Three" crowd on dating sites by their first sentence which is usually something like "Bay area native"

I am always amused by the people who think that being scared to move as an attribute. Yet, they hate people who have moved to where they live.

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Post by bradlys »

whatshisface wrote: post #73
pkkim wrote: post #21

There are two reasons I'm guessing the author doesn't see himself as part of the working class. 1. He doesn't make fun of the working class like he does to the other two. Either because he doesn't know them well enough to do so, or because he doesn't want to insult them. 2. The UAW locals in the Bay Area represent graduate students, postdocs, and nonprofit workers. No one in "service jobs or government jobs" or "nurs…

3. Oil is not something that you can change in your own car unless you're ready to permanently ruin whatever concrete you do it on. Sounds like the author gets their car maintained with an app. ;)

What?

I’ve changed my oil on the side of the road many times. (No garage) If the car is raised enough, you don’t even need a jack. Oil drain pan and some paper towels is all you need beyond basic tools.

If anything - you sound like you get your oil changed with an app...

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Post by rectangleboy »

whatshisface wrote: post #73
pkkim wrote: post #21

There are two reasons I'm guessing the author doesn't see himself as part of the working class. 1. He doesn't make fun of the working class like he does to the other two. Either because he doesn't know them well enough to do so, or because he doesn't want to insult them. 2. The UAW locals in the Bay Area represent graduate students, postdocs, and nonprofit workers. No one in "service jobs or government jobs" or "nurs…

3. Oil is not something that you can change in your own car unless you're ready to permanently ruin whatever concrete you do it on. Sounds like the author gets their car maintained with an app. ;)

just put some cardboard down and you're fine

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Post by lordnacho »

Do people really only know people who do what they do? Of course you expect a coder to know more coders than the normal population, and the same for doctors or any other profession.

But do you not have friends and relatives from all three of these categories? I don't even live in the Bay Area, but I have Bay Area friends and relatives in all three.

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Post by 082349872349872 »

munchbunny wrote: post #53
DevKoala wrote: post #49

I have definitely met tons of individuals in SF/Oakland who fit these stereotypes. Also, the individuals I met who resemble the second stereotype are the most inconsistent in terms of ideals. They want to be rich, but they’d rather accrue “moral capital”. It’s quite the oxymoron.

They want to be rich, but they’d rather accrue “moral capital”. It’s quite the oxymoron. Who doesn’t want to be rich, given the chance? We’re crabs in a bucket, we’re just too evolved to admit it. I struggle with this idea as a consequence of growing up among conflicting ideas. Will I send my kids to public school to do our part to avoid further segregation of schools, or send them to private school because we can af…

An exploration (from the days of the 2600) of having dollar-denominated capital while seeking mellow capital (uphill): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Serial
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