top | item 21063667 (no title) openmosix | 6 years ago Why "SV" hype? WeWork was founded and HQd in New York. discuss order hn newest dredmorbius|6 years ago Synecdoche:https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synecdocheSee also: Hollywood. Nashville. Foggy Bottom. Quantico. Denim. function_seven|6 years ago "SV" isn't just a place. It's a state of mind ;) rtkwe|6 years ago It's more about the type of hype than the literal place something is run from. WeWork was getting the same kind of 'change the world' and crazy valuations that tech companies get, the kind that assume the company will take over an entire industry.
dredmorbius|6 years ago Synecdoche:https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synecdocheSee also: Hollywood. Nashville. Foggy Bottom. Quantico. Denim.
rtkwe|6 years ago It's more about the type of hype than the literal place something is run from. WeWork was getting the same kind of 'change the world' and crazy valuations that tech companies get, the kind that assume the company will take over an entire industry.
dredmorbius|6 years ago
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synecdoche
See also: Hollywood. Nashville. Foggy Bottom. Quantico. Denim.
function_seven|6 years ago
rtkwe|6 years ago