Hard disagree. How many paragraphs of fawning over the unique culture of the Bay Area must I endure before he arrives at the point?

Such gems as

> I like SF house parties, where people take off their shoes at the entrance and enter a space in which speech can be heard over music, which feels so much more civilized than descending into a loud bar in New York. It’s easy to fall into a nerdy conversation almost immediately with someone young and earnest.

Just quoting a paragraph means nothing, what’s the actual problem you have here?

I’ve lived in both SF and now NYC, and that characterization is painting with a broad brush, but isn’t ridiculous.