Why not just not partake in all of these startup events and meetings instead of moving? I have the same opinions as the author about all the startup noise and groupies here in KC. Which is why I avoid most of them.
This is a good question, and I have two answers.
1) You are paying a high premium in San Francisco for the privilege of that stuff and it's simply not worth it.
2) The culture is pretty affected by the echoing and it gets kind of hard to escape. For example, going out to bars people frequently start conversations with things like "what startup do you work for"