While some might dismiss polyamory as just odd fringe behavior, it’s perfectly consistent with the rule-breaking mindset of the Bay Area to foster new, seemingly radical ideas. It’s this “innovation ethos” that has single-handedly prevented overall innovation in the United States from stagnating.
Open-mindedness to non-traditional social behaviors spills into the business world here as well, challenging the status-quo and testing new boundaries. Whether it’s a new approach to relationships or a new paradigm for software development, the predominant attitude in the Bay Area is to rethink accepted ways of doing things.