Why can't it just be a friendly "looking out for others" type of thing? I definitely feel like there is a sense of camaraderie in the online communities that I frequent. I just took it as a tip to fellow HackerNews readers and engineers that Atlanta is a great opportunity for people in the tech industry. Why does there need to be any ulterior motive than that?

It's a reaction to being told countless times that the only way to "make it for reals" is to uproot your life and move to the SF area. Which is an incredibly common occurrence for those of us not in the valley.

I live in SF (from Phoenix, AZ), but I agree, I don't think a particular locality really matters. The Internet has made remote development possible for most startups. In fact, if Kernel.org (Linux) was considered a startup, it's a project founded by people not from a single city.

I understand to some degree the reasons startup people want people within 20 miles of them. But if somebody is happy living in Anchorage, AK, why should I convince this person to move where I am, as long as GH issues are being punched out?

That said, I love SF, motorcycling to Marin, and I don't think I'll move anywhere else for the distant future.

Pride is a thing.

Having said, don't come to Minnesota. Any of you. It is not nice here at all.

I like my little slice of paradise.

This is common with Atlanta (and I'm sure other cities). It is a big marketing town. Coke for example, which mastered the ability to sell overpriced sugar water, was started there. The old over-stating things....if you say it enough, maybe you and everyone else will believe it.

> if you say it enough, maybe you and everyone else will believe it.

Sounds like you all up and down this comment section

trolling I see..