[nicoffeine]

The endless treadmill of tech fads is brutal, and I agree that the current state of affairs has a lot of dystopian elements. Remember that there are lots of SMBs who need talented IT, and some startups that are trying to tackle real issues like hunger and climate change.

If you're set on getting out of the SV bubble, look around for needs in regenerative agriculture, or even carbon offset projects that need real estate to operate. If I had a different family situation, that's what I would be doing.