[billswift]

> I'm kinda wondering how large your social circles are if you don't know anyone in that situation.

And I'm kind of wondering what sort of circles you move in if you know several people in that situation.

[nostrademons]

They are all sorts of people - one was a childhood friend that I played with when I was 3. Another is a 60-something friend of my mother's. A third (not sure if she's actually been foreclosed upon yet) is my former landlady.

It is good to have friends - or at least acquaintances - outside of the high-powered tech industry circles. Helps you keep perspective.