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title: 'Stop telling people about Portland'
date: '2015-01-28T09:37:59-08:00'
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  - '#featured'
  - Oregon
  - Portland
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  - Portland
  - Video
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# Stop telling people about Portland

We’ve kind of gotten used to it. You know, the hype about Portland. I mean, it seems like every day there’s another piece extolling the virtues of the Rose City and all of its magicalness. Celebrating the craft and weird and beard and whatnot. But there’s a darker side to this sort of promotion. Take a moment to consider the carefully constructed counterpoint.



That said—if you’re thinking about visiting—we do have a pretty cool [Portland Startup Week](http://portland.startupweek.co "Portland Startup Week") coming up.

Crap. Did it again.