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Flamebait. From a guy who's barely ever been here. From a guy who grew up in an ugly place with lousy weather (Denmark) and moved to a place that's remarkably s
by sabat 19y ago
Flamebait. From a guy who's barely ever been here. From a guy who grew up in an ugly place with lousy weather (Denmark) and moved to a place that's remarkably similar to that.
DHH generalizes wildly in this rant -- usually an indication of anger and jealousy rather than reason.
- rob 19y agoWhat is he angry and jealous of? I'm pretty sure he can afford to move there if he wants to.
- sabat 19y agoI'm just guessing, but I'd say he's intimidated. Usually people who are frequently accused of arrogance are overcompensating. He doesn't like the Bay Area because so much happens here, and he's not a part of it. Afford? DHH is not rich.
- dhh 19y agoI actually really like the Bay area as pleasant place to be. My argument is that you shouldn't move there to start a company of the product/price/profit variety. And this doesn't really have anything to do with cost. 37signals is a multi-million dollar company and we (including the founders) could certainly afford to move to San Francisco.