[munificent]

> 100% remote gigs are intrinsically riskier and lower paying. You compete with every worldwide Tom, Dick, or Harry who is capable of remaining awake during business hours.

How does that claim not apply equally to moving to a city with a large employee pool like the Bay Area?

[hapless]

You are competing with other people in the Bay Area, who have similar costs of living and, consequently, similar wage demands.

There is no guarantee that your competitors on a global market will face the same cost structure. Quite to the contrary -- they are very likely to have lower costs of living.