Ask HN: I’m visiting Bay Area and I dislike the “hacker” culture. Please help

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I understand the irony in posting this on “hacker”news but please bare with me. I’m a 25 year old european developer/designer. I’m visiting for obvious reasons (startup scene), and some less obvious (I dislike winter in Croatia). I’d like to get a feel for the area and see what all the fuss is about. Also do some networking, meet new people etc… the usual stuff. I'll be staying for 2-3 months. Unfortunately I have an issue. I dislike people who call themselves hackers, rockstars, ninjas, nomads etc. I don’t care about yoga, organic food, vegans, feminists or spirit animals. I dislike overuse of the word “community” and I think the whole “lifehacking” thing is retarded. Online articles give me the impression that most of the techies in Bay Area are like this. Hipsterish, self absorbed, holier than thou, buying into hype/industry fads etc. Is this true? I’d like to hear other’s opinions on this, especially from people who live in the Bay Area. I’ve never been there, so I’m

Published 19 Dec 2014
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