Quora: Truths about the "outside world"(quora.com)
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Quora: Truths about the "outside world"
http://www.quora.com/Silicon-Valley/Im-pretty-sure-my-reality-is-stuck-in-a-bubble-of-tech-startup-culture-What-are-some-things-Id-be-shocked-to-learn-about-the-outside-world/answer/Susan-Wu
Most people don't follow the stock performance of Zynga/Facebook and pepper their daily conversations with who has raised what, or how much startup X was acquired for.
Impossible!