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Welcome to S.F., the premier assisted living community for Millennials
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2016/04/05/welcome-sf-premier-assisted-living-community-millenials/80206798/When I moved to San Francisco, I crafted nearly my entire new life — from my furniture to my friends and my health — from my iPhone. I was used to a partial on-demand culture in Washington, D.C., where you could order an Uber or have food delivered, but I had no idea how the convenience culture of San Francisco would change me....
Welcome to San Francisco, where apps are replacing chores, responsibility and the slightest inconveniences — like waiting and interacting with other humans. It's an assisted living community for the impatient accessed from your iPhone....
But a convenient, on-demand culture is also a muted culture. I had burritos delivered from Pancho Villa twice before I ever stepped in the well-known staple in my Mexican-infused neighborhood. There, I saw a decade of awards hanging on the wall for best salsa, I felt the energy on the staff wrapping perfectly cylindrical burritos at light speed and heard each order called out in Spanish and English. The burrito tasted better when I could appreciate the soul that went into making it. A feeling you just don't get from a third-party app.
Some of the best discoveries come from a walk around your neighborhood. You'll find a mom-and-pop shop that makes the best sandwiches you've ever tasted. Or a coffee shop with a perfectly shaded patio and well-stocked bookshelf out back. When I rely on apps to tell me what's nearest, what's fastest and what's best, I give up the opportunity to discover the city for myself. And to find the things that make this feel like home to me.
Welcome to San Francisco, where apps are replacing chores, responsibility and the slightest inconveniences — like waiting and interacting with other humans. It's an assisted living community for the impatient accessed from your iPhone....
But a convenient, on-demand culture is also a muted culture. I had burritos delivered from Pancho Villa twice before I ever stepped in the well-known staple in my Mexican-infused neighborhood. There, I saw a decade of awards hanging on the wall for best salsa, I felt the energy on the staff wrapping perfectly cylindrical burritos at light speed and heard each order called out in Spanish and English. The burrito tasted better when I could appreciate the soul that went into making it. A feeling you just don't get from a third-party app.
Some of the best discoveries come from a walk around your neighborhood. You'll find a mom-and-pop shop that makes the best sandwiches you've ever tasted. Or a coffee shop with a perfectly shaded patio and well-stocked bookshelf out back. When I rely on apps to tell me what's nearest, what's fastest and what's best, I give up the opportunity to discover the city for myself. And to find the things that make this feel like home to me.
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