[nickkthequick]

It's possible to, you know, not actually like Silicon Valley. That seems like a pretty good reason to live elsewhere.

Personally, I don't care for SF and it's surrounding cities. They feel small to me (they are, compared to NYC), I haven't been nearly as intrigued by the culture as I am in NYC or in Boston, I hate cars, I need the seasons, it's far from the rest of my family, etc.. This makes me very interested in ecosystems outside of Silicon Valley.

[codemac]

> It's possible to, you know, not actually like Silicon Valley.

Well sure, but the goals of the article were in terms of startup ecosystems. I don't think anyone says it's impossible to dislike the bay area (so much to love, so much to hate). The whole article had nothing to do with "liking" a city.

[nickkthequick]

Sure, but it also explicitly compared two cities, Boston and New York. Parent threw in a new area, Silicon Valley, which indisputably has a stronger tech ecosystem. My point is that, comparing 2nd and 3rd place in tech ecosystem is still interesting if other aspects of cities are important to you, and they are in my case. A similar article comparing Silicon Valley to New York wouldn't be as interesting to me because I refuse to move to Silicon Valley.

[daniel-cussen]

I thought #2 was Tel Aviv.