> However, if creative industries are your thing, and what you crave, move to LA or NYC Having done this, I still think it's a little sad if the Bay Area can't

> However, if creative industries are your thing, and what you crave, move to LA or NYC Having done this, I still think it's a little sad if the Bay Area can't figure out how to make room for a creative culture. There's so many reasons it matters: * a region that economically squeezes would-be bands or artists starting in a garage or warehouse is also going to squeeze capital-poor garage startups, not to mention supporting everyday labor that may not be making tech industry money * it's likely that the same kind of open/change-minded/creative culture that feeds artistry feeds entrepreneurship (psychedelics aren't the only thing that can open your mind) * sometimes people like living in places with vibrant cultural capital * while it may never have had the creative mass that NY or LA has had, I can't believe the Bay and even a wider region out 101 & 80 doesn't have plenty of creative talent looking for a center