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> have never met this mythical "tech bro" The typical SF tech bro stereotype: Youngish white guy, BS in CS from Michigan, lack of self awareness, enjoys Pliny

> have never met this mythical "tech bro" The typical SF tech bro stereotype: Youngish white guy, BS in CS from Michigan, lack of self awareness, enjoys Pliny the Younger, Barry's Bootcamp, standup, rides a boosted board to work in SOMA. (This is not meant as a critique, I probably satisfy a number of these checkboxes myself...)

forgottenpass 8y ago
That's what a bro is? No wonder I've been so confused these past few years. A fresh grad, new to SF that doesn't yet realize he can't unironically like trendy beers, workout routines or gauche means of conveyance? That's not a bro! You guys just needed a word for cultural immigrants that haven't assimilated yet without making yourselves sound like bitter townies, didn't you?
- Bartweiss 8y ago
  I'm not sure this is what 'tech bro' means to most people, because the term also gets applied to California natives who went to Stanford. (Obviously the completely inconsistent usage of the term is an issue in its own right.) But you do strike a chord with "a word for cultural immigrants that haven't assimilated yet". I know one person from the rural midwest who studied CS, landed in the Valley, and ended up leaving for some midwestern company - earning less money for work he liked less - because he couldn't assimilate. He swore teaching English in Japan had been less stressful and shocking than trying to keep up with the demands and hostility of SF culture, and honestly I don't find it hard to believe. I've had people quite sincerely tell me that there's no such thing as "Bay Area culture", just an expectation that people do the right thing. I suppose it's one of those "fish in water" situations, but I still have trouble understanding the amount of hubris required to say "oh, other people have cultures, we just have the right way of behaving".
lalos 8y ago
I can only agree on the lack of self awareness. Lack of understanding that they live on a community and everybody is doing their part. Giving respect to every one even if they earn a fifth of what you earn and treating everyone as dignified people. Also, lack of empathy not everyone goes on the same speed.
rambleraptor 8y ago
Why pick Michigan of all the universities for this stereotype?

forgottenpass 8y ago

That's what a bro is? No wonder I've been so confused these past few years. A fresh grad, new to SF that doesn't yet realize he can't unironically like trendy beers, workout routines or gauche means of conveyance? That's not a bro! You guys just needed a word for cultural immigrants that haven't assimilated yet without making yourselves sound like bitter townies, didn't you?

Bartweiss 8y ago
I'm not sure this is what 'tech bro' means to most people, because the term also gets applied to California natives who went to Stanford. (Obviously the completely inconsistent usage of the term is an issue in its own right.) But you do strike a chord with "a word for cultural immigrants that haven't assimilated yet". I know one person from the rural midwest who studied CS, landed in the Valley, and ended up leaving for some midwestern company - earning less money for work he liked less - because he couldn't assimilate. He swore teaching English in Japan had been less stressful and shocking than trying to keep up with the demands and hostility of SF culture, and honestly I don't find it hard to believe. I've had people quite sincerely tell me that there's no such thing as "Bay Area culture", just an expectation that people do the right thing. I suppose it's one of those "fish in water" situations, but I still have trouble understanding the amount of hubris required to say "oh, other people have cultures, we just have the right way of behaving".

lalos 8y ago

I can only agree on the lack of self awareness. Lack of understanding that they live on a community and everybody is doing their part. Giving respect to every one even if they earn a fifth of what you earn and treating everyone as dignified people. Also, lack of empathy not everyone goes on the same speed.

rambleraptor 8y ago

Why pick Michigan of all the universities for this stereotype?