alt Hacker NewsIt is not presented as authoritative anything, except perhaps one person's experience. And we should assume it is embellished.
You are taking this far too seriously. It is a vignette which captures the flavor of a place at a particular time. And it is delightfully written.
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kelnos • yesterday at 7:48 PM
I do agree that it was an enjoyable read, but I didn't really like the undertone of "this is what SF is like", regardless of the intent behind it.
> It is a vignette which captures the flavor of a place at a particular time.
That’s my point: It captured a specific party with a small group of friends, but the blog goes on to wax philosophically about how it’s indicative of society and tech as a whole
It’s a perfect motte-and-bailey setup where you’re supposed to read it as a big trend indicative of a place and a scene, but the second anyone criticizes the writing it becomes a retreat to arguments that we shouldn’t take it seriously, that’s it’s just a blog, that we should selectively believe it’s embellished however convenient to defuse any criticism.