Huh, that explains some things. I never really noticed it. I had a few friends I already knew in Seattle that were very welcoming. On the other hand, when I&#x27;m out walking and wandering around by myself, I don&#x27;t get a sense a hostile or coldness to people. If anything, I felt that I fit in better in Seattle than when I lived in Atlanta. I&#x27;ve met a lot of interesting people from different walks of life -- artists, yes, and engineers, and street folks. Some hipsters, some hippies, some yuppies. I really enjoyed the diversity.<p>I was wondering why Seattle did not have as vibrant of a tech meetup community as Atlanta. I chalked it up to that, in Atlanta, everyone has to drive to get to the meetup. But now I see, it might be something else.<p>I&#x27;m not sure about bonding and making friendships with people with mutual dislike for one company or another. It&#x27;s in my experience, those affiliations makes for good acquaintances. But friends? A friend is someone who, if I knocked on their door at 3AM and said I need help, they might be cranky, but they&#x27;ll let me in. A friend is someone who, if I get a call from them saying they need me to bail them out of jail, I&#x27;d do it.<p>People who are proud of hating Amazon, or upset that I am neutral about it -- I think I will just walk away. That&#x27;s one of the shadow sides I notice, living in Capitol Hill back in year of 2013: people are aggressively politically-correct, many are passionate about liberal stance, or being tolerant of people. It&#x27;s a big contrast from living in Atlanta.