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Not only is it a sausagefest, but there are some shockingly strong veins of thought which hold that you're a terrible person. For the unpardonable sin of being
by Kalium 11y ago
Not only is it a sausagefest, but there are some shockingly strong veins of thought which hold that you're a terrible person. For the unpardonable sin of being a "techie".
- rm_-rf_slash 11y ago"Yeah, so, like, everyone here that's not from here works in tech, so you say you work at Apple and that doesn't really do anything for me." When I heard that, I knew Silicon Valley had nothing left for me, and I've never looked back.
- kzhahou 11y agoWhere'd you go?
- rm_-rf_slash 11y agoIt was after a Hackathon that flew me and a few college buddies out to sf for the weekend. We were talking with some locals at Dolores when I heard that. EDIT: If you mean where I left for, then I went back home, Ithaca NY. Aside from it being much smaller and having the shittiest weather in the United States, it's an excellent place to live. Short commute, super friendly people, good local organic food, and it's not constantly in a drought. In fact, it is the safest place in the US from the effects of climate change and it's insulated from pretty much every natural disaster imaginable. It also has a minuscule cost of living compared to coastal cities and there's much, much more space than you'll ever get in a big city. Just be prepared for cloud coverage so thick you could go weeks without seeing the sun.
- benmarten 11y agoYeah - I'm glad to be in the Valley :)
- cjrp 11y agoIs there much opportunity for tech workers there? I have family there and have considered moving, but it seems like unless you work at Cornell there isn't much going for devs?
- rm_-rf_slash 11y agoIt's a fabulous place to live but if you don't work for higher education you work in the service industry for people in higher ed. Or you work remote. I work for cornell and it's great but if I didn't work there idk how I'd find employment in town.
- rhizome 11y agoJust about everybody in SF is from somewhere else. Something like 8% of the population is under 18.
- Kalium 11y agoIt's best viewed as the equivalent of "Ewww, a nerd".
- scurvy 11y agoYeah, it is a sausagefest, but honestly, it's not terrible. Be outgoing. Don't try and argue with non-techies about Node vs Rails. Leave tech at work. Don't make it your entire life, and you'll do fine. It's not that dire. I moved here single. I dated a lot. I'm now married. I'm by no means a player. I live in a more popular area of SF where young people live and go out all nights of the week. Tech people are not at a disadvantage. Don't believe the (bad) hype and play into stereotypes. If you're young, fabulous, doing well financially, but striking out with dates, don't blame it on your job or location. Dating is a contact sport. The more contacts you make, the better off you are.
- Kalium 11y agoI shall be brief. Your advice is great... and I would enthusiastically apply it if I hadn't adopted it years ago. My results have differed sharply from yours.
- throwawaymaroon 11y agoPerhaps you would do well to dwell on why it is so shockingly strong.