> Unfortunately Chattanooga is not a very good location for free thinkers or people that are not comfortable in a very fundamentalist environment. This by itse

> Unfortunately Chattanooga is not a very good location for free thinkers or people that are not comfortable in a very fundamentalist environment. This by itself is a no-go for most hackers, who are disproportionately atheist (at least IME). You might think it's possible to ignore this sort of environment for material benefits, but as someone who had to grow up surrounded by religious numbskulls, it takes a considerable amount of patience that I don't think most hackers have. Sure, there are a few exceptions that would thrive in a religious environment - patio11 comes to mind (but then again, he lives in Japan, so he could probably do fine in any environment).