I, too, live in Chicago, and I don't think this matters one bit. If you think Chicago should live and die by the same rules as Silicon Valley, then that's your

I, too, live in Chicago, and I don't think this matters one bit. If you think Chicago should live and die by the same rules as Silicon Valley, then that's your first problem. Native mid-westerners live by the philosophy of "Show Me", which is apt for Missouri's slogan. If Groupon, or any other company, can't show real results then let the chips fall where they may. I ran into a few Groupon employees at a bar on the northside a few months ago. They (the man, not the women with him) were bragging about Groupon and the fact that he was in the "sales" dept. at the company. This was before any shit hit the fan. And all I could think about was, "I hope you have other job prospects." I didn't think this because of some hatred toward Groupon, but rather the naivete of making such a statement. So, the fat salesman wandered off with the cute salesgirls. And I wonder what they're life is like now.