SF pickup lines have changed: 'What year did you join Anthropic?'
tech__unicorn · x · 2026-11-01
An AI-circle joke making the rounds: in San Francisco, girls aren't asking "what's your sign" anymore — they're asking "what year did you join Anthropic."
A jab at how coveted an Anthropic offer has become in the SF AI scene: joining the company is now its own status symbol and social currency.
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