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by hellameta
3727 days ago
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> People like you perpetuate some myth that you have to pay $4500 a month if you want to work in tech. Nonsense. This is a little harsh and I doubt what the OP was saying. If someone interprets it like you suggested that is their problem. I don't see the implication that you NEED to live in SV to work in tech. I don't think anyone claims that you can't find thriving tech communities outside of SV, but the reality that OP put forth is undeniably true. SV is where the most money is. SV is where most of the talent goes. SV churns out its own home grown talent through 2 of the best schools in the world. Did the automative industry all move to NY & Austin? No. They moved to SV (not exclusively, but I'm sure you've seen the map of automative companies moving in to SV). Hollywood isn't the only place you can make movies and SV isn't the only place you can make software or start software based companies... but how are you going to deny that they are the most thriving communities in the world respectively? |
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Really the auto industry moved to SV? I'm pretty sure they are all in Detroit still, but I guess that doesn't count because its not Tesla? Who I don't believe moved there but actually started there.
Funny that you should mention Hollywood because Hollywood isn't thriving in Los Angeles, California any more and hasn't for some time. Hollywood is in Vancouver, New Orleans, and Atlanta now. So much so that there's a push in Sacramento to try to get it back.
Also interesting that you bring up "the most money" as testament to how much its thriving. You need to get paid a much higher salary in order to live in a place that is "thriving" and as a result are able to take home and substantially less.
Incidentally salaries in NYC are on par with those in SV and the rent is significantly cheaper.