Dear San Francisco, this is how the outside world sees you.
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When I first came to San Francisco, I lived in a hacker house. It was where Cursor's founders and Dwarkesh Patel emerged from. The house was my introduction to the Bay. It bloomed with techno-optimism: Compassion. Kindness. Curiosity. We had come from everywhere to find like-minded nerds and found them here. Yet over the past year as I’ve flown in and out of SF, the vibe has changed. Each time I come back to SF, the chase looks more like one of attention. Launch videos are a signal of prestige, not product. The seed round is being displayed left and right. The grift has stopped being…
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