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NYC always had a strong tech environment. > finance and money seem to be losing prestige a bit in favor of tech. Money will never lose its prestige in NYC. Te
by zombieprocesses 9y ago
NYC always had a strong tech environment.
> finance and money seem to be losing prestige a bit in favor of tech.
Money will never lose its prestige in NYC. Tech is now where the money is going so I guess the prestige will naturally increase.
> I feel I walk around and see a lot more people these days whom I say to myself "they are definitely in tech" whereas 10 years ago or so that would rarely happen.
What? I worked all throughout the 2000s in tech in NYC. We've always been here.
The second largest tech industry in the world is in NYC after silicon valley. And it's been that way for a long time.
- kevstev 9y agoDid you work in tech, or at a bank, or some other firm where tech was subservient to the business? I am not saying tech was never there- I worked in the 2000s in NYC as well- but now go around the flatiron area, you see all these people in jeans and a digital ocean (or whatever) t-shirt and glasses, and they just scream "I just left my startup's office." It was harder to pick them out when they were forced to wear a button down tucked into slacks. It was definitely more prestigious to say you worked at GS vs Google 10 years ago, I am not so sure that's the case anymore. Everyone's experience is different I guess.