[draw_down]

Hmm, a lot of young people have the mentality that they'll learn more and go farther in their careers if they go to SF/SV to start, even if their adjusted salary is lower. I can't say whether they're right for sure, but it sounds right to me. I think my career has "suffered" for never having lived there. (I'm still doing just fine.)

[needlessly]

i've been working in the midwest, but I don't doubt that networking is much better in the Bay Area / Seattle.