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>Silicon Valley's psychedelic era The Bay Area's psychedelic interest well predated tech capital.
by operatingthetan 3y ago
>Silicon Valley's psychedelic era
The Bay Area's psychedelic interest well predated tech capital.
- hn_throwaway_99 3y agoThere is usually a difference between when people talk about "The Bay Area" (i.e., the geographic location) vs. "Silicon Valley" (i.e. a metonym for the tech industry in the bay area). Psychedelics obviously were a big feature of SF and the bay area for a long time, but that's very different than saying they are an accepted part of the corporate tech world there.
- operatingthetan 3y agoAt least we have a long list of cliches about Steve jobs and others tripping and starting companies dating back to the 70's and 80s! I don't think it's wrong to suggest both the Bay Area and SV's interest in those drugs started around the same time.
- hn_throwaway_99 3y agoYeah, very fair point, thanks for bringing that up, made me think about it differently.