In practice I don't know how big 996 is but a lot of people are putting in a lot of effort and excitement into their current startups. It's not too dissimilar to SF in the social network and early gig economy days, along with all the posturing about working long hours (the motto then was "work hard play hard") even when nobody is actually working the hours they say.
But the energy is a bit infectious. I'm happy to see SF on the rise again.
Far, far bigger than any other US city. Why? IMO with AI it's basically an arms-race mentality and a lot of the startups/labs here are grinding 24/7 to snap up the industries before legacy businesses realize what's happening. It's a lot easier to feel that energy/pressure when everyone around you is doing the same thing, vs in NYC or wherever where everyone is out enjoying their weekends.
It was a ghost town last time I was there about 6 months ago. You could walk down the middle of Market St at 9am on a weekday because its so empty. The only time I ever saw SF as empty was 9/11/01.
You posted this about 19 days ago: "This is the country that takes a 2 hour nap every day. They also have a sleeping contest every year with a winner and everything. And Spain isn't hot like Mexico where folks take 2 hours off in the topically heat and make it up for it in the evening because that's more efficient."
You are a fucking moron, not only have you no idea about my country but you revel on your ignorance and preen publicly about its inferiority as confabulated by you. You are a disgusting piece of waste and I hope people like you in your country continue their path off the cliff of relevance and power they have chosen. I find you repugnant to the extreme.
But the energy is a bit infectious. I'm happy to see SF on the rise again.