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SF is such a weird vibe in general. I've watched a lot of founders/tech bros go to burning man for the first time, completely miss the point of it but adopt an

by vrosas 2mo ago

SF is such a weird vibe in general. I've watched a lot of founders/tech bros go to burning man for the first time, completely miss the point of it but adopt an air of superiority for attending. I watched a founder weave in his experience on peyote into a company all hands. They also, for reasons I simply cannot fathom, go out and buy a green Range Rover. And as someone who's been in the ENM space for a long time, SF is the LAST city I'd want to experience it in...

Aurornis 2mo ago
> I've watched a lot of founders/tech bros go to burning man for the first time, completely miss the point of it but adopt an air of superiority for attending. I can't say I see a lot of green Range Rovers in other cities, but I assure you this one is universal across places and industries. I have friends who go to Burning Man and don't post anything on their social media or bring it up in conversation because they don't want to be one of those people. Others go once and it becomes 50% of their personality for the next year.
danans 2mo ago
> They also, for reasons I simply cannot fathom, go out and buy a green Range Rover. What part is unfathomable, the Range Rover part or the green part? I ask because Range Rovers are strongly associated being quite well-off everywhere, but maybe there's something with SF and the green paint choice.
- lubujackson 2mo ago
  I assume it is like the 70s wood-paneling - signifying some vague commercial sense of ruggedness and nature while completely missing the mark.
- sscaryterry 2mo ago
  https://itsalwayssunny.fandom.com/wiki/Dennis%27_Range_Rover https://itsalwayssunny.fandom.com/wiki/Dennis%27_Range_Rover
wiether 2mo ago
> They also, for reasons I simply cannot fathom, go out and buy a green Range Rover. I associate people driving green Range Rover with Dennis, so I'm not surprised that the people you're talking about love it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgO0tgWNWYs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgO0tgWNWYs
itbeho 2mo ago
> They also, for reasons I simply cannot fathom, go out and buy a green Range Rover. In my opinion, there are two types of people that buy Range Rovers. 1. Morons that don’t realize they are unreliable and expensive to maintain 2. Morons that attempt to signal their status by flaunting that they can afford to drive something unreliable and expensive to maintain
- Obscurity4340 2mo ago
  Where does the Golden God fit in there?

by vrosas 2mo ago

Aurornis 2mo ago

> I've watched a lot of founders/tech bros go to burning man for the first time, completely miss the point of it but adopt an air of superiority for attending. I can't say I see a lot of green Range Rovers in other cities, but I assure you this one is universal across places and industries. I have friends who go to Burning Man and don't post anything on their social media or bring it up in conversation because they don't want to be one of those people. Others go once and it becomes 50% of their personality for the next year.

danans 2mo ago

> They also, for reasons I simply cannot fathom, go out and buy a green Range Rover. What part is unfathomable, the Range Rover part or the green part? I ask because Range Rovers are strongly associated being quite well-off everywhere, but maybe there's something with SF and the green paint choice.

lubujackson 2mo ago
I assume it is like the 70s wood-paneling - signifying some vague commercial sense of ruggedness and nature while completely missing the mark.
sscaryterry 2mo ago
https://itsalwayssunny.fandom.com/wiki/Dennis%27_Range_Rover https://itsalwayssunny.fandom.com/wiki/Dennis%27_Range_Rover

wiether 2mo ago

> They also, for reasons I simply cannot fathom, go out and buy a green Range Rover. I associate people driving green Range Rover with Dennis, so I'm not surprised that the people you're talking about love it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgO0tgWNWYs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgO0tgWNWYs

itbeho 2mo ago

> They also, for reasons I simply cannot fathom, go out and buy a green Range Rover. In my opinion, there are two types of people that buy Range Rovers. 1. Morons that don’t realize they are unreliable and expensive to maintain 2. Morons that attempt to signal their status by flaunting that they can afford to drive something unreliable and expensive to maintain

Obscurity4340 2mo ago
Where does the Golden God fit in there?