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Culture, yes. Provincialism versus modernism and pragmatism.

That's a little vague … could you elaborate?

more hallucinogens on the left coast. No surprise BSD was a left coast hippy idea, and mainframe OS was a IBM/east coast thing.

Isn't that kind of stating the obvious? They are on opposite sides if the country with very different cultures.

I don't want SF to become another NYC. I like our culture and I'm sure the New Yorkers like their's too.

Aren't we full of ourselves. There is only one NYC, the capital of the world. San Francisco is just another LA, just with lots of smug.

San Fran isn't even LA. At best it's a Boston.