The last part is definitely the right point to make. To me there's no argument that taken in a vacuum, there is no country in the world where you'll be better o

The last part is definitely the right point to make. To me there's no argument that taken in a vacuum, there is no country in the world where you'll be better off as a software developer than in one of the big tech centers in the US (not just SF, but NY, Boston, whatever. There's a bunch). But it comes at the cost of...well, everyone else.