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by apaitch 5232 days ago
What would people do if, as you say, everyone gets into it just for the money? Would enough people consider leaving somewhere else?
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I doubt it, there's no greater opportunity in the US right now than there is here
Maybe it's time to look past the US.
Why do you say that?

(I'm just interested. It would be nice to hear more.)

Well, I can't back this up with hard numbers at this point, but I'm pretty sure that the SF Bay Area has lead the nation in hiring since 2008. Also, where else in the US are you hearing about people becoming rich beyond their wildest dreams? Or about how a new company IPOing will bring about 1000 millionaires? I dont see it anywhere else

Granted, I think it's more accurate to say that "tech" is the one doing the hiring and making people rich, not the SF Bay Area itself. But since this is the nexus of the (consumer internet) tech industry worldwide, I think its safe to say that a lot of that opportunity is found here