I agree with your general point, but it sounds like you have a very one dimensional understanding of what the bay area is. > I can drive to 8 national parks a

I agree with your general point, but it sounds like you have a very one dimensional understanding of what the bay area is. > I can drive to 8 national parks and monuments in half a day. I have a great place to raise my kids, and I am NOT surrounded by tech events and meetups... I am surrounded by people who like to spend our free time outside. Literally all of this is true of the bay area, pretty much as soon as you stop living in the densest urban part of it (and even then, for some people: my cousins are raising a kid in the city and they love it, including the ability to drive to tons and tons of different state and national parks).