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'If you don’t love San Francisco like those of us who love it do, there’s a simple solution; don’t live here.'

Does this girl hear herself talk? The pretentiousness of that makes me want to gag.

Actually, it's the only line in the piece that isn't pretentious. It's a basic truth: if you're unhappy where you are, seek happiness elsewhere. It has double meaning of course; get out of my city because you're spreading unhappiness, and go find your own city where you can find happiness.

I see nothing wrong with it.

In itself that statement just sounds like advice. But I feel like the underlying message of it is "if you don't buy into the SF culture, we have the right to exclude you."

I guess it connects well to the whole "corporate culture funtimes" stuff we see in startups in the area too, but it all rings a lot like that one Las Vegas development. Why is it that people feel such a need to develop these cults?

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