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This is the future. Silicon valley rent problems are a network optimization problem best solved by pushing resources to the edge of the graph.
by gnarbarian 8y ago
This is the future. Silicon valley rent problems are a network optimization problem best solved by pushing resources to the edge of the graph.
- Clubber 8y agoYa it has to be. We have so many square miles of underutilized cheap land between the costs it's crazy. The federal government owns around 60-90% of the land in the western states too. If only there was a way to communicate without being face to face.
- 0x445442 8y agoEspecially with the type of technical work that's so predominate on the west coast. A lot of that work could be moved to cheaper interior parts of the country.
- vkou 8y agoYet for some reason tech giants insist on building more opulent, centralized megaoffices in unaffordable areas. Perhaps it is because they do not bear the brunt of these costs.
- nradov 8y agoOne reason is that the executives who make the decisions on office locations can easily afford to live nearby. And most of them prefer to live in fashionable areas.