Title: I understand the irony in posting this on “hacker”news but please bare with me.<p>I’m a 25 year old european developer&#x2F;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&#x27;ll be staying for 2-3 months.<p>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.<p>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&#x2F;industry fads etc.<p>Is this true?<p>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 judging based on online research. I could be totally wrong.<p>I’m the type of person who likes eating meat, drinking beer, talking about politics, money, science, entrepreneurship, programming etc.<p>My intention isn’t to be a hater. People are different, cultures  are different, that’s fine :-)<p>I’d just like to hear others opinions and get some advice. Like where should I stay during my visit, which meetups should I attend and so on. I’m on a budget and would prefer spending less than $2500&#x2F;month. I don’t mind living with roomates as long as they’re not rockstars. That’s a bit too loud for me :O<p>Edit: I&#x27;m not saying that everyone in the area is like that. Again, that&#x27;s the impression that I got from online research. I find it hard to believe and that&#x27;s why I opened this thread.
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