[shasts]

Would there be a backlash from the local community? I think unless the said tech community makes a positive impact to the native society live there, the reception is not going to be welcoming, I think.

Majority of the places I have seen tech people move to, the first thing to happen is increase in prices, be it housing or services.

[dkarp]

I do worry about this. It feel like I often hear complaints of an influx of tech workers leading to higher prices for locals, especially real estate. I have friends in Denver, CO and Bend, OR specifically who have made that complaint over the last couple years

[bombcar]

Denver and Bend are not rural.

If you’re really in the rural you’d be a significant percentage of the population just by moving in.

[dkarp]

I’m talking more about influx of tech workers in those places rather than how rural they are. I’m aware they’re both cities and not that I’m seeking