i prefer LA (specifically the west side) over SF for many reasons but i think you're going to find plenty of fake and/or disingenuous assholes in any major city

i prefer LA (specifically the west side) over SF for many reasons but i think you're going to find plenty of fake and/or disingenuous assholes in any major city, generally among newcomers and people "trying to make it". this is especially true of the conference/mixer crowd. it's full of dipshits and wannabes and hangers-on. i've spent time in la, sf, new york and seattle and the demographic archetypes are largely the same all over the socioeconomic spectrum. there may be relatively more or less of each, but they're there. the trick is finding and cultivating relationships with the good people, wherever you are. anyone can point out the assholes and complain about the 'people' in a city.