I agree with this... having lived in all of the major cities in the US and worked in "tech" /research- I find places like Pittsburgh, or Portland(Maine), to be much much more inspiring and to contain more interesting people. The major hubs having become monocultural sycophantic symbols of extreme capitalism and greed, advancing only the science of advertising. 12 years in NYC now and jeez, people here are just boring AF. Its the same conversations on repeat, platitudes, rhetoric... express an original thought or unorthodox idea and you are looked at like you are unwell.
> The major hubs having become monocultural sycophantic symbols of extreme capitalism and greed, advancing only the science of advertising.
As someone who was born, raised and still living here, I concur.
> 12 years in NYC now and jeez, people here are just boring AF.
I don't feel this is true unless you only visit popular, gentrified areas or never leave Manhattan which is the impression most transplants give me. These people have unintentionally driven out native NYC culture in favor of the fake septic realities peddled on Instagram. There are still interesting people and places all over NYC in neighborhoods you probably never set foot in. Go explore.
I live in a warehouse in Red Hook, Brooklyn. I venture some fairly unknown/infamous underground hacker clubs and hangouts. Its people. They have lost their edge in favor of greed.
