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Denver/Boulder fits most of that bill and already has a startup culture, sorta. Kansas City is nice too, and Google fiber being available is a huge plus. Obvi

Denver/Boulder fits most of that bill and already has a startup culture, sorta. Kansas City is nice too, and Google fiber being available is a huge plus. Obviously I'm biased since I've lived in both places.

davidw 11y ago
Boulder is a great place that has a lot going for it. It's also infested with NIMBY's that are possibly worse than those in the Bay Area. https://journal.dedasys.com/2015/06/18/boulder-colorado-vs-bend-oregon/ https://journal.dedasys.com/2015/06/18/boulder-colorado-vs-b...
- spelunker 11y ago
  Oh it's a well-known problem in the area. Most recently, people in Boulder were upset with the fact that Google wanted to expand and add something like 4000 jobs. Heaven forbid a bunch of new tech jobs are added to your precious town, right?
  - davidw 11y ago
    I'm not a big fan of the 'privilege' stuff, but "too many good jobs" smacks of someone who's completely disconnected from the reality of a great many people in the world. Especially since I was living in Italy, with a 40% youth unemployment rate, at the time I wrote the above article. "Move to Greece if you want to experience the pleasure of a place without so many of those darn jobs!" is what I can't help but thinking.
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  - blackguardx 11y ago
    I've lived in Boulder and San Francisco. Most people weren't upset, just a strong vocal minority. It is the same type of people that don't like tech jobs in San Francisco.
- blackguardx 11y ago
  People in Boulder don't attack buses like they do in San Francisco/Oakland.
- drumdance 11y ago
  I lived in Boulder from '99 until late last year and still own a place there that I rent out. It really is a great place but culturally you start to feel like you've seen everything it has to offer after a couple years. You can't beat the outdoorsy stuff though. I moved to Denver in December and really like what I see. Lots of startups as well as established companies, easy to get around, and great variety between the various neighborhoods.
nether 11y ago
Every urban area fits the bill. Once you have a dense enough city, night life and progressive politics are automatically included. Good transit, universities, high speed internet are all common enough. I personally think there will be a decline in interest in traditional night life due to some neo-Luddism taking hold. We'll see more appreciation among young people for "long-form," delayed gratification pleasures like hiking and nature. So my bet is that CO will really start to take off in the next 30 years.

davidw 11y ago

Boulder is a great place that has a lot going for it. It's also infested with NIMBY's that are possibly worse than those in the Bay Area. https://journal.dedasys.com/2015/06/18/boulder-colorado-vs-bend-oregon/ https://journal.dedasys.com/2015/06/18/boulder-colorado-vs-b...

spelunker 11y ago
Oh it's a well-known problem in the area. Most recently, people in Boulder were upset with the fact that Google wanted to expand and add something like 4000 jobs. Heaven forbid a bunch of new tech jobs are added to your precious town, right?
- davidw 11y ago
  I'm not a big fan of the 'privilege' stuff, but "too many good jobs" smacks of someone who's completely disconnected from the reality of a great many people in the world. Especially since I was living in Italy, with a 40% youth unemployment rate, at the time I wrote the above article. "Move to Greece if you want to experience the pleasure of a place without so many of those darn jobs!" is what I can't help but thinking.
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- blackguardx 11y ago
  I've lived in Boulder and San Francisco. Most people weren't upset, just a strong vocal minority. It is the same type of people that don't like tech jobs in San Francisco.
blackguardx 11y ago
People in Boulder don't attack buses like they do in San Francisco/Oakland.
drumdance 11y ago
I lived in Boulder from '99 until late last year and still own a place there that I rent out. It really is a great place but culturally you start to feel like you've seen everything it has to offer after a couple years. You can't beat the outdoorsy stuff though. I moved to Denver in December and really like what I see. Lots of startups as well as established companies, easy to get around, and great variety between the various neighborhoods.

nether 11y ago

Every urban area fits the bill. Once you have a dense enough city, night life and progressive politics are automatically included. Good transit, universities, high speed internet are all common enough. I personally think there will be a decline in interest in traditional night life due to some neo-Luddism taking hold. We'll see more appreciation among young people for "long-form," delayed gratification pleasures like hiking and nature. So my bet is that CO will really start to take off in the next 30 years.