This is not a bad thing at all. Silicon Valley in the 1980s was not the powerhouse it is today. It was still the center of the universe in tech, but no way was it anywhere near today's level. But you could get a tech job if you wanted to get one.
I'd love it if all the people in the Bay Area and hate it just moved. That would be great if the city and Bay Area emptied out, wouldn't it be great if rents were cut in half, on both commercial and apartments, and home prices went down by half? Which would never happen, despite how many tech companies leave, because the Bay Area actually is a fantastic place to live, unlike anywhere else in the USA.
Not only that, commercial offices all over the USA are emptying out.
And while I lived in the Bay Area and San Francisco City a long time, I am in a commercial office high rise in Los Angeles, and in the morning from 7am to 9am, at any time, I've never shared the elevator with a single person. In an 18 story building, for the last 2 years.
Also, rents and home prices all over the country have shot up, even in the most remote locations. So it's not like there are any fantastic deals to be had. It's not like you're going to be able to move to Lincoln Nebraska, for example, and get a nice modern home for $80,000. It's still be over $300,000. Sure, better than the Bay Area. But it is in Nebraska, and not in the Bay Area. You don't get a Ferrari for the same price as a Toyota Corolla.
Additionally, I DO hope a lot of companies follow Elon Musk and the other companies to Texas. Texas is already an extremely light purple - Ted Cruz beat Beto O'Roarke 50.9% to 48.3%. Getting a lot more ex-Bay Area liberals moving to Texas could easily swing elections and turn Texas blue over time. Houston was 58% for Beto, Dallas 66% for Beto, Austin 74% for Beto. San Antonio was 59% for Beto. Travis county was 74.3% for Beto, El Paso was 74.4% for Beto.
And while the tech is spreading out all over the USA and world, for that matter, there's just too much infrastructure geared to tech to ever collapse. It's like Hollywood - they just have too much infrastructure for it being likely for any other city to overtake it. They have people specializing in entertainment law, accounting, props for movies, caterers, extras, companies providing cameras and other tech, talent scouts, talent agent companies, editors, musicians specifically geared for the entertainment industry...and probably so much more that I can't even think of. Any new city wanted to become the new Hollywood would have to build up the extensive infrastructure.
I'm not saying that Hollywood or Silicon Valley couldn't ever completely collapse, of course, that goes without saying. But I just never see that happening at least in the near and medium term for the Bay Area. I'd move back there in a hot minute if I could afford it. So please, Bay Area residents who hate it, please move to Texas or Mississippi, or Arkansas, or West Virginia, or Louisiana. Please.
I'd love it if all the people in the Bay Area and hate it just moved. That would be great if the city and Bay Area emptied out, wouldn't it be great if rents were cut in half, on both commercial and apartments, and home prices went down by half? Which would never happen, despite how many tech companies leave, because the Bay Area actually is a fantastic place to live, unlike anywhere else in the USA.
Not only that, commercial offices all over the USA are emptying out.
And while I lived in the Bay Area and San Francisco City a long time, I am in a commercial office high rise in Los Angeles, and in the morning from 7am to 9am, at any time, I've never shared the elevator with a single person. In an 18 story building, for the last 2 years.
Also, rents and home prices all over the country have shot up, even in the most remote locations. So it's not like there are any fantastic deals to be had. It's not like you're going to be able to move to Lincoln Nebraska, for example, and get a nice modern home for $80,000. It's still be over $300,000. Sure, better than the Bay Area. But it is in Nebraska, and not in the Bay Area. You don't get a Ferrari for the same price as a Toyota Corolla.
Additionally, I DO hope a lot of companies follow Elon Musk and the other companies to Texas. Texas is already an extremely light purple - Ted Cruz beat Beto O'Roarke 50.9% to 48.3%. Getting a lot more ex-Bay Area liberals moving to Texas could easily swing elections and turn Texas blue over time. Houston was 58% for Beto, Dallas 66% for Beto, Austin 74% for Beto. San Antonio was 59% for Beto. Travis county was 74.3% for Beto, El Paso was 74.4% for Beto.
And while the tech is spreading out all over the USA and world, for that matter, there's just too much infrastructure geared to tech to ever collapse. It's like Hollywood - they just have too much infrastructure for it being likely for any other city to overtake it. They have people specializing in entertainment law, accounting, props for movies, caterers, extras, companies providing cameras and other tech, talent scouts, talent agent companies, editors, musicians specifically geared for the entertainment industry...and probably so much more that I can't even think of. Any new city wanted to become the new Hollywood would have to build up the extensive infrastructure.
I'm not saying that Hollywood or Silicon Valley couldn't ever completely collapse, of course, that goes without saying. But I just never see that happening at least in the near and medium term for the Bay Area. I'd move back there in a hot minute if I could afford it. So please, Bay Area residents who hate it, please move to Texas or Mississippi, or Arkansas, or West Virginia, or Louisiana. Please.
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