[fellowniusmonk]

I'm talking about in the startup/tech scene in Austin.

I'm well aware of the general principle and it's origins, I am from a larger market than Austin originally but moved here because my startup received funding over a decade ago.

So perhaps I wasn't clear enough that I was asking OP about the specific community this individual was involved in in Austin.

Austin gets a lot of people from outlying regions and small towns that aren't aspirational and just want a day job, they usually don't actually live in the urban core though and they usually aren't part of the "tech scene".

For example, I've yet to meet a single person that moved here from Lubbock, TX that has a growth/opportunity seeking mentality, but I also haven't met anyone from Lubbock that lives downtown either, they usually don't make it south of 51st.