Sorry, but this is such obvious gender war flamebait as to be off topic here. Please don't post like this to HN.

Please don't post regional flamebait either, regardless of which region you have a problem with.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

The Bay Area is a skewed microcosm of transplanted misfits.

I'm not sure this is a great surprise to anyone. But the Bay Area is filled with people who:

1) Move cross country to live in the most bohemian region in the entire United States (San Francisco).

2) Often pursue a technology profession. An industry which has an entire nation of career guidance counselors steering introverts to work in.

3) Sticks with it when remote work lets them move home, at little cost.

New York also has major "self-selection" for its inhabitants (wannabe high functioning alcoholics).

It's not necessarily a bad place.

But I wouldn't treat is as a fair and balanced cross section of humanity.

Yang's article is a far more national/global perspective.

The people drawn to these places tend to be materialistic as well. People dump their social connections to move, in pursuit of wealth. Not going to be the best people socially, on average.

> wannabe high functioning alcoholics

Heh, now I really want you to characterize LA, Vegas, Seattle, and Miami inhabitants in one sentence.

LA: Spent about two weeks in LA, don't remember having any significantly deep and meaningful conversations. They're probably all stuck in traffic.

Seattle: people are just like Europeans. Except Europeans have excellent food and are great company as soon as you pump some liquor into them.

In Europe fun time = alcohol time. This rule is observed very strictly.

Seattle manages to be glum post-ethanol.

Miami: Why would I go to Miami?