[ianamartin]

This is a real wat. You think the tech industry is almost entirely based in San Francisco?

Only about 1% of tech workers are employed by companies headquartered in Silicon Valley, let alone San Francisco. The absolute vast majority of technology employment is at companies that don't have a direct technology product. Software engineers working at traditional businesses like banks and retailers far overwhelm the employees at FAANG and startup type companies.

You're buying into an echo chamber concept because you don't realize the extent of the universe you're characterizing. You're mistaking the echo chamber for the reality, kind of how people mistake what people say on twitter for what people actually think.

[ibejoeb]

I think it's pretty clear that we're talking about the American social media industry, and the major players are certainly located in the SF Bay Area.

[naeemtee]

Obviously the context of the discussion is regarding the monopoly of political information by the FAANG. Why would software engineers at banks have any relevance here?