[Mamzelle]

Good one. Was thinking same thing. If your business is Internet media, why the need for geographical proximity? Methinks they just like the nightlife.

[Gaffer]

Maybe wearing jeans and hoodie and acting like because they have some smarts and a good idea it gives them the right to be a societal icon?

[coloradan]

Actually, I think it's the NYT trying to plant a meme in gullible people's minds: if you have to leave CA, then NY would be a good place for you to go. Of course nothing could be farther from the truth, but then again, this is the New York Times we're talking about here. What do you get when the painted ladies (of the evening) lose their colorful appeal? The Gray Lady.