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seansmccullough is right. It's a breach of HN's civility rule to attack an entire population like that, so please don't do it here.

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11574854 and marked it off-topic.

That was condescending. Let's try not to make generalization about a large portion of the country.

I understand the tone may be a little off putting but that is very true. The culture of much of middle America shames dreamers and free thinkers as opposed to working long hours and maximizing profit.

That culture is causing a serious brain drain and more importantly a hard ceiling on how far a brand can reach into the unknown. Its the difference between capturing the imaginations of consumers all over the world as opposed to simply trying to scale into some generic chain store or big box retail product.

No, it's not, that's the original poster's opinion, and it's inaccurate. Have you been to the Midwest?

Yeah, I guess Abercrombie, Victoria Secret, Express, The Limited, Pink, Hollister, Justice are all pretty bland...

They are.

LOL