I think pulling 'all nighters' (seriously, being in the computer lab when the sun comes up in totally not cool - especially with the gradual lightening of the sky and realization that you are bone tired and still have 2 hours left of work...) is part of the culture that college students expect at some but not all schools. Similar to binge drinking, there is a lot of peer pressure to 'pull an all nighter' or 'do a funnel (of beer)'.
Peer pressure doesn't stop after high school. In fact, it might not "stop". As some of us grow older, your peers change until they reflect what you really want in life (for most, in my experience, that means having peers who are settling down and having two kids and a family). I'm sure there is definitely peer pressure at senior citizen/assisted living homes to be 'cool' (whatever the norm is).
Startup culture is similar in the bubble of San Francisco. The norm is so skewed from the median/average of what most people in a business environment do.
As David Foster Wallace said, the fish doesn't know it is in water. [1]
Peer pressure doesn't stop after high school. In fact, it might not "stop". As some of us grow older, your peers change until they reflect what you really want in life (for most, in my experience, that means having peers who are settling down and having two kids and a family). I'm sure there is definitely peer pressure at senior citizen/assisted living homes to be 'cool' (whatever the norm is).
Startup culture is similar in the bubble of San Francisco. The norm is so skewed from the median/average of what most people in a business environment do.
As David Foster Wallace said, the fish doesn't know it is in water. [1]
[1] http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122178211966454607