Two months ago I dropped what I was doing, sold everything I owned, said goodbye to my friends and girlfriend and moved from the Midwest to San Francisco. It wa

Two months ago I dropped what I was doing, sold everything I owned, said goodbye to my friends and girlfriend and moved from the Midwest to San Francisco. It was probably the best decision I ever made. Not that I was unhappy before, but it's so... different here. It's almost impossible to not get involved in the tech scene and meet hackers in the bay area. Hacking permeates the air, and I'm not just talking about the tech kind. So many people you meet here are building something, creating cool stuff. You will frequently meet people who are working on things you use every day. You can go to tech parties, meetups, hackathons every day and meet new people if you want to. Sure, there are some hackers, user groups, meetups in your area, and people will comment and tell you to go to those. But, trust me... it's not the same at all. As someone on HN once told me, move to San Francisco...whether you know it or not, your friends are already here. You're 25, go for it. What do you have to lose?