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You're right. But I was talking from a perspective of a recent CS grad who is choosing between a good job in SV and a good job elsewhere. I'm sorry, I should h
by _cs2017_ 8y ago
You're right. But I was talking from a perspective of a recent CS grad who is choosing between a good job in SV and a good job elsewhere. I'm sorry, I should have clarified. I thought (I guess incorrectly) that this was the primary demographic of HN.
For such a person, the higher total comp in SV, plus the selection of interesting things to work on, would easily outweigh the extra living expense. I doubt a recent grad would mind sharing a house.
But once you're ready to settle down and need your own place, SV may be hard to justify, unless you have a super successful career.
- DoreenMichele 8y agoYou are basically correct. That is a large portion of the demographic here. I'm kind of "the token poor person" and "the token woman" here. Which doesn't mean I am the only one of either category, but I tend to be remembered. There are lots of problems with speaking publicly on the internet as if you think you are speaking to some private club of similarly well heeled professionals. I'm not really up for trying to detail that. I get enough crap off of people for things like failing to hide my gender and socioeconomic status. Suffice it to say, it's generally a good idea to go ahead and state the qualifications you have in mind when posting publicly on the internet, regardless of whom you assume the majority demographic to be.
- _cs2017_ 8y agoYeah, sorry, I did forget to qualify my statements that apply only to a specific demographic. Now that I think about it, I don't even know what fraction of HN readers, and of SV residents it represents. Might be a lot smaller than I expected.
- DoreenMichele 8y agoEh, you live, you learn. I'm always happy to chat with someone quick to go "Oh, yeah, oops. I totally could have said that better."