As a techie (who does wear his status on his forehead... Or at least, on company-branded clothing, which is 60% of what I wear,) I have never been treated like subhuman dirt in Seattle.

I have, however, seen quite a few homeless people, bus drivers, and food workers treated like subhuman dirt.

I'm not saying you haven't ran into problems, what I'm saying is that between being a techie, and not, the former has way less of them.