San Francisco is now the city of half-open laptops and self-building founders
itsclivetime · x · 2026-07-23
A Substack-style reflection on San Francisco shows the city as a place of half-open laptops, where everyone is “building something” — including themselves.
The post frames SF’s AI-era vibe as a constant state of productivity theater: people are always one prompt away from the future, but also one distraction away from being cooked.
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