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> You aren't "creating a bubble" simply by hanging out with people your own age or liking certain foods or cafes. If that is not the epitome of a bubble, what
by randomdata 9y ago
> You aren't "creating a bubble" simply by hanging out with people your own age or liking certain foods or cafes.
If that is not the epitome of a bubble, what is? I completely understand why someone might find themselves in that kind of bubble, and even like it that way, but that is not the same as the bubble not existing. I expect you will find that 22-30 year olds in SF themselves are a minority.
- CydeWeys 9y agoPeople have always hung out with their own age cohort. This isn't anything special or unique to SF, and it doesn't "make it a bubble". What makes it a bubble is that that age cohort in SF is so tech-focused, in a way that it isn't in other cities. So when you do the perfectly natural thing of hanging out with other people your own age in, say, NYC, you get a variety of professions and types of people. When you do it in SF, you end up with mostly techies.
- randomdata 9y ago> People have always hung out with their own age cohort. That does not mean they are not living in a bubble. There are always people in other age cohorts that they could associate with. Nobody is saying that bubbles are not natural. You find them everywhere in nature! It is indeed natural to be in a bubble with your own age cohort, but remains a bubble of your own making. There is absolutely nothing stopping you from popping that bubble and exposing yourself to people in other age groups and careers. After all, those outside the bubble represent the majority of the population.