Oh I read it as very meta satire. That is, it sounds exactly like what a stereotypical midwesterner who moved to SV and is trying to distance himself from that place would write about his trip back to ingratiate himself with his new cohort.
His wit runs to just this sort of joke so I assumed that it was intentional. Even if it wasn't, still funny.
His wit runs to just this sort of joke so I assumed that it was intentional. Even if it wasn't, still funny.