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SF culture has descended into purity spirals [1]. The last time I was there I was shocked by the amount of signaling that was happening. [1] - http://www.redgu

SF culture has descended into purity spirals [1]. The last time I was there I was shocked by the amount of signaling that was happening. [1] - http://www.redgulls.com/2016/08/17/the-purity-spiral/ http://www.redgulls.com/2016/08/17/the-purity-spiral/

amyjess 9y ago
This is one of the reasons I'm considering a move to SoCal, but I will never, ever consider moving to NorCal. One thing I've heard is that SoCal is full of superficial, shallow, materialistic people, and that people in NorCal are expected to have a cause. It doesn't have to be a left-wing cause, either; look at Curtis Yarvin, for example. I'm somewhat SJW myself, but really I'm a consumerist at heart. I just want to live in a cookie-cutter suburb, eat tasty food, watch TV shows I enjoy, hack on code as a hobby, etc. I would be very uncomfortable in NorCal being surrounded by militant vegans and Bernie Bros on the left and dark enlightenment people and physical-removal ancaps on the right. On the other hand, SoCal sounds pretty close to paradise to me (it's actually between SoCal and Vegas for me... I can't decide which one I'd rather move to).
- jorts 9y ago
  Your perspective on residents of SoCal is a huge generalization of literally millions of people. Of course there is some of that and it varies by area, but you can definitely find large cities in SoCal where that is definitely not the norm. Equally, NorCal is not full of militant vegans or Bernie Bros. I recommend you spend some time in these areas before forming such a negative perspective on their societies.
  - amyjess 9y ago
    > such a negative perspective on their societies. You misunderstand me. Yes, my perspective on NorCal is negative, but my opinion of SoCal is very much positive. I am specifically looking to move to a place that's superficial and materialistic. I want superficial. It's exactly what I'm looking for. It's a compliment, trust me.
- dmode 9y ago
  This comment about NorCal is hilariously wrong. Literally a AM talk show talking point. NorCal (rather Bay Area) is composed of endless suburbs (such as San Mateo, Belmont, palo Alto, Fremont, Dublin) where 99% of the folks are bothered about more mundane stuff like sending kids to school, or shuttle them to extracurricular activities, or getting Boba team. The only place where you would be remotely surrounded by military vegans is probably Berkeley. Even that is unlikely. In Bay Area you will most likely surrounded by a lot of immigrants.

amyjess 9y ago

This is one of the reasons I'm considering a move to SoCal, but I will never, ever consider moving to NorCal. One thing I've heard is that SoCal is full of superficial, shallow, materialistic people, and that people in NorCal are expected to have a cause. It doesn't have to be a left-wing cause, either; look at Curtis Yarvin, for example. I'm somewhat SJW myself, but really I'm a consumerist at heart. I just want to live in a cookie-cutter suburb, eat tasty food, watch TV shows I enjoy, hack on code as a hobby, etc. I would be very uncomfortable in NorCal being surrounded by militant vegans and Bernie Bros on the left and dark enlightenment people and physical-removal ancaps on the right. On the other hand, SoCal sounds pretty close to paradise to me (it's actually between SoCal and Vegas for me... I can't decide which one I'd rather move to).

jorts 9y ago
Your perspective on residents of SoCal is a huge generalization of literally millions of people. Of course there is some of that and it varies by area, but you can definitely find large cities in SoCal where that is definitely not the norm. Equally, NorCal is not full of militant vegans or Bernie Bros. I recommend you spend some time in these areas before forming such a negative perspective on their societies.
- amyjess 9y ago
  > such a negative perspective on their societies. You misunderstand me. Yes, my perspective on NorCal is negative, but my opinion of SoCal is very much positive. I am specifically looking to move to a place that's superficial and materialistic. I want superficial. It's exactly what I'm looking for. It's a compliment, trust me.
dmode 9y ago
This comment about NorCal is hilariously wrong. Literally a AM talk show talking point. NorCal (rather Bay Area) is composed of endless suburbs (such as San Mateo, Belmont, palo Alto, Fremont, Dublin) where 99% of the folks are bothered about more mundane stuff like sending kids to school, or shuttle them to extracurricular activities, or getting Boba team. The only place where you would be remotely surrounded by military vegans is probably Berkeley. Even that is unlikely. In Bay Area you will most likely surrounded by a lot of immigrants.