Everyone wants to work in California and everyone wants to work remotely. So, I think the combination of the 2 makes competition harder for you. I believe that'

Everyone wants to work in California and everyone wants to work remotely. So, I think the combination of the 2 makes competition harder for you. I believe that's pretty much it... 7 billion people on earth, there's always a handful of people better than you (skills). Software isn't a niche anymore especially with globalization and certain countries where billions (not millions) of people have the exact same skills.