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I've lived here for 3 decades. No one here calls it that, and the google hits are (1) fairly few and (2) mostly google treating it as a synonym for "silicon val
by DougMerritt 11y ago
I've lived here for 3 decades. No one here calls it that, and the google hits are (1) fairly few and (2) mostly google treating it as a synonym for "silicon valley" and (3) actual hits are for a not-well-known recent comedy news show.
I certainly did not deserve downvotes for speaking the truth. It's not a thing, it's not widely used, it's a recent one-off joke -- and if you want to make fun of silicon valley (which of course has many faults), "silly" is simply not what this place is like.
- oldmanjay 11y agoOn top of that, it has the wrong number of syllables, so it's not a very good joke, even considering that "clever" renaming is one of the lowest forms of humor.
- seiji 11y ago> It's not a thing The fact you've become so offended at an online message board comment word joke supports the entire point of your environment being ridiculous, out of touch, and, dare we say, silly. > "silly" is simply not what this place is like. what.
- DougMerritt 11y agoA factual correction is not being offended. But now I'm offended that you are calling me offended because it's offensive to read fault into factual statements; is that offensive to you? > supports the entire point of your environment being ridiculous, "Ridiculous" is in fact a much better word for it. > > "silly" is simply not what this place is like. > what. Silly implies things like light-heartedness. Silicon Valley's faults are not light-hearted. At its worst it can feel like a dungeon, not something amusing.
- thewillcole 11y agoOMG! You think we're doing "Comedy"?! Thank you sooo much. That's the nicest compliment we've received since my parents said: "We'll love you no matter what you do."