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The bay area is a bit unique though in that the physical space you occupy is covered in signifiers of tech. Virtually every billboard on the 101 and virtually e
by UncleMeat 1y ago
The bay area is a bit unique though in that the physical space you occupy is covered in signifiers of tech. Virtually every billboard on the 101 and virtually every ad at SFO and San Jose Airport are some AI thing now. As you drive around you see waymos and corporate busses constantly. It is difficult to avoid tech campuses. Housing stock disproportionately targets high paying single people. When you ride the caltrain it is impossible not to overhear people talking about software engineering.
Yes, you can find community among non-tech people. The bay area is large and there are plenty of other people doing other things. SF is filled with cultural spaces. But my experience of the south bay is pretty dire if you want to escape the gaze of tech.
- jcalvinowens 1y ago> Virtually every billboard on the 101 and virtually every ad at SFO and San Jose Airport are some AI thing now. Ads are meaningless drivel. If you let the ads shown on billboards around you affect your life experience and how you define a place, that's absolutely tragic: I don't even know what to say to that. > It is difficult to avoid tech campuses. No it isn't, everyone knows where they are. > Housing stock disproportionately targets high paying single people. Every urban center in the US is doing that right now. > When you ride the caltrain it is impossible not to overhear people talking about software engineering. That must be so difficult to deal with, gosh, I don't know how you managed to survive it. > But my experience of the south bay is pretty dire if you want to escape the gaze of tech. It's not, you're just not trying hard enough.