>> I think Paul is referring to the hyperbolae in the title and its implications. If that is so, then it doesn't come across that way. I'm not sure what the p

>> I think Paul is referring to the hyperbolae in the title and its implications. If that is so, then it doesn't come across that way. I'm not sure what the perception is towards the ND oil boom workers, but to get a sense of how the protesters perceive the tech community, take a look at the Fake Google employee that was at the protests: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/12/fake-google-employee-mocks-protesters.html http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/12/fake-google-emp... It's a caricature for sure, but it sounds a lot like the comment at the top of Hacker News right now.