[delackner]

I'm all for positive messages about encouraging people to move to NYC, but "our public transit system is better than yours" is pretty flippant. On a recent visit with a japanese friend, it took only 2 rides on the new york subway during normal daytime NON-rush hour before she said "I hate this subway, I would never want to ride on it".

As for the smartest and most beautiful people, maybe, but also some of the most reptilian. Had a recent NYC window-seat dining experience spoiled by some guy on the street walking up and staring with a look that would make most women wish they had a taser.

[kathrynhough]

Weird, I don't think my full comments got printed in my "real truth" section. Anyhow, I agree with you. A lot of engineers from smaller startup hubs are being pulled by this faulty allure of NYC and the reality is a lot harsher. It's smelly, the people are crazy, there is nowhere cheap to live, and no real community unless your dad went to Yale. Plus, you'll be working in a box, on someone else's dream. I don't get.