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> If housing was unconstrained in the Bay Area and at cost parity with the MidWest, wouldn't that remove any reason to live in the MidWest? That is hilarious.
by kasey_junk 9y ago
> If housing was unconstrained in the Bay Area and at cost parity with the MidWest, wouldn't that remove any reason to live in the MidWest?
That is hilarious. The Bay Area centrism to imply that there is no reason to live any where else besides cost is absolutely ludicrous.
- dsfyu404ed 9y agoThere's some guys a few cubes over from me talking about how "Not for sale in California" is a marketable feature on engine powered equipment.
- cbcoutinho 9y agoDoes that mean that the product doesn't meet Californian regulations? How is that a selling point?
- matthewwiese 9y agoCalifornia emissions regulations being more stringent than elsewhere (i.e. in the Midwest) means that us flyover rednecks take pride in our big ol' machines that drink up dinosaur guts. Take for example all the stupid-big Ford and Ram pickups chugging along downtown streets here. The implication being that, even if housing prices were equal, some might prefer to live in SF or Seattle as opposed to Pittsburgh or Columbus due to "culture fit" (hah, a buzzword applied to something novel). At least, that's how I assume the parent intended their anecdote to be.
- x2398dh1 9y agoThere is a comment in this thread recommending moving out of the Bay Area and directly to China, Russia, Brazil as good alternatives.