San Francisco is the hub of all things technology, but many of our residents feel animosity toward the roiling hoards of Patagonia-clad techies hell-bent on “changing the world.” Most of their reasons are self-evident: tech salaries have inflated the cost of living so aggressively that those in the service industry have been priced out, and being a doctor or a lawyer won’t necessarily cut it here either.
With so many of our friends moving to other cities or trying to get in the tech game (“If you can’t beat them, join them”), we were curious to know what drove people to shout into the abyss of social media with hashtags like “#fucktechies” and “#dietechiescum.”
It’s much more than the cost of living. Here’s why some hate techies.
1. The creation of visual eyesores.
Salesforce is attempting to prevent a repeat of the 1906 earthquake by pouring the largest cement skyscraper foundation in the city. It took 18 hours.
2. People really hate that Salesforce building.
“Sucks corgie balls.” ’Nuff said.
3. Weird billboards?
🤔
4. The unending tide of gentrification.
And the destruction of everything you know and love.
5. The Google Bus
Throw that trash away.
6. Good old-fashioned overcrowding.
The downed Weiner sign is a nice touch.
7. Even the signage is douchey
Yeah, we already know.
6. This doesn’t really require a caption.
“YOU GO STRAIGHT TO HELL, SIR.”
