I have no desire to live in a 250 s.f. unit. What does my future look like? How would I raise kids, if I wanted to have them? I don't know how anyone outside of the top 3-5% pulls it off in San Francisco.
Okay, but other people clearly do and this article is strictly about solving the housing issues in SF creatively. Also, you're presenting a false dichotomy - many people don't have kids, or don't yet have kids(Not to mention don't want them). Many people live somewhere for a short amount of time, or a few years, and then leave. I really honestly don't even see the point of your comment other than to cast shade against someone's lifestyle choice that you disagree with, or maybe to comment on the absurdity of the housing market in SF, with regards to the former I choose to mind my own business.
And to your main question - if you are somehow blessed with the opportunity to make a buttload of money and live on the (relative)cheap for a little while in SF, then your future is probably looking pretty good. We are fortunate to live in a country where you can go wherever the heck you want at any point that you want, especially if you're financially able to do so.
I respect and support your decision to have a child. Someone needs to do it, and I'm glad that some people want to. (and I'm certainly willing to contribute to things like education to make that easier.)
But you need to understand that many of us (myself included) really don't want to have children ourselves.
We are people, too... and saying that all housing needs to be built large enough to accommodate a family with children is unfair and a waste.
I mean, sure, I pay more taxes than someone of my own income with children... and I think that's fine. If the additional taxes were spent on things like education, I'd even be okay increasing that difference and paying even more, but it does nobody any good to say I can't buy a smaller place because you want to have a kid.
SF is a city for the rich. I used to think such an idea was ridiculous - a city that only accommodated a single class of people. But having a single city without affordable housing doesn’t sound so crazy to me anymore. Whether or not a city wants affordable housing is a choice.
Honestly I’m not sure what changed in my opinion. I’m generally very pro-building, but I realize different people want different things.
And to your main question - if you are somehow blessed with the opportunity to make a buttload of money and live on the (relative)cheap for a little while in SF, then your future is probably looking pretty good. We are fortunate to live in a country where you can go wherever the heck you want at any point that you want, especially if you're financially able to do so.