I'm with you here, I think San Francisco is an awesome and diverse city. But I think that people who talk about Silicon Valley being insular are talking about t

I'm with you here, I think San Francisco is an awesome and diverse city. But I think that people who talk about Silicon Valley being insular are talking about the actual valley: Sunnyvale to Menlo Park. And they have a point; if you're in the valley, you're definitely missing out on the many advantages of being in a real city surrounded by real people (whether it's NY or SF).