The problem is that people only want the positive issues and don't want to focus on negative issues. It is the way society in the USA has developed. You raise

The problem is that people only want the positive issues and don't want to focus on negative issues. It is the way society in the USA has developed. You raise some points about negative issues nobody wants to talk about. They just ignore them and hope they go away. Some people do care about negative issues and instead of complaining about them they try to find a solution to the problems. I have in the past complained about negative issues, but it got me nowhere. People just don't want to hear the negative things and problems, they want to hear solutions and other ways of doing things. Don't discount yourself, you have at least some skills you picked up working in Silicon Valley. For one you can use a computer, for second you can write with a computer, for third you most likely know something about programming or technical skills about a computer. There are a lot of people who don't have the skills you have and they have gotten jobs working with a computer. I used to be in an IT department as a programmer/analyst but I also trained the non-IT employees in how to use a computer and the programs I wrote. If you just have skills in using a computer, which you obviously have, you should be able to get a job in a Non-IT career. You already know how to use a computer, so don't feel down because there are a lot of people who don't know or can't use a computer. Just list your IT job and what skills you learned. The most important skills are social skills and people skills, without that you can't hold a job. You can find another job, and you can go to any state or city you want to go to for a job. It won't pay as much as a SV job, but in other places the economy is better and doesn't have high costing rent and housing.