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I'm going to guess that "he" was under 25. The "Silicon Valley bubble" is basically college.
by ojbyrne 13y ago
I'm going to guess that "he" was under 25. The "Silicon Valley bubble" is basically college.
- NTDF9 13y agoI'm new to HN, but I've seen this even in folks over 25 in the bay area. Basically, most tech people here seem to be disconnected from the rest of the world. Then of course, there are also folks who came in from other states/countries and have a completely different perspective on life.
- smacktoward 13y agoBeing told non-stop how brilliant and special you are while having trainloads of money dropped on you can have that effect on people.
- scarmig 13y agoIt's basically everyone: we all have a tendency to take certain pieces of knowledge and experiences for granted and universalize them. Someone else might be shocked that someone doesn't know how to ride a bike, or how to change a car's oil, or has never ran a ten minute mile, or has never milked a cow, or doesn't speak a second language fluently, even though it's very easy how to see any of those might be considered a very fundamental, basic human experience. When I went home last, I met up with a friend who had never eaten Mexican food. Which is just nuts, right? But I've never shot a gun, which she finds equally absurd.