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>. I have also been seeing a general rise of articles mentioning how many people are leaving, how insane the commutes are becoming, and general unpleasantness o
by aphextron 9y ago
>. I have also been seeing a general rise of articles mentioning how many people are leaving, how insane the commutes are becoming, and general unpleasantness of living there if you aren't in the top 10%.
But if you are in the top 10%, life is amazing here. It's an absolute paradise. Every single time I'm sitting in traffic hating my life, I try to do a pro/con on getting the hell out of here. Every single time I just can't justify it. The weather, the scenery, the ocean, the food, the people, the tech. There is literally nowhere else in the US even remotely on par. LA is pretty close, but the bay is much more "livable" IMO.
People may be leaving in droves, but it's only because they have to, not really because they want to.
- bllguo 9y agoLA has similar problems as well, so you're stuck either way. Price of paradise I suppose.
- abritinthebay 9y agoAnd missing in the (usually propaganda) discussion of the "leaving in droves" is that CA and the Bay have a net increase in population. So while many are leaving it's not like they aren't being replaced!
- jsweojtj 9y agoThat's not true for California at least, http://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/265 http://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/265 Nor for SF itself, "San Francisco had a 2017 net domestic migration of -2,332." according to https://www.sfgate.com/expensive-san-francisco/article/Bay-Area-outward-migration-exodus-sf-redfin-12563337.php https://www.sfgate.com/expensive-san-francisco/article/Bay-A...
- muzz 9y agoThat's only the domestic component. People are coming to SF from other countries, resulting a net population increase. http://www.sfweekly.com/news/san-francisco-hits-new-all-time-high-population-884363/ http://www.sfweekly.com/news/san-francisco-hits-new-all-time...
- fokinsean 9y ago> But if you are in the top 10%, life is amazing here I totally agree. I wouldn't be in the top 10% if I moved out there even _with_ a relatively good tech job.