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> It’s true, though. The concentration of talented, hard-working, smart people in SV is astonishing. I’ve lived in the Bay Area for a long time, and recently m

> It’s true, though. The concentration of talented, hard-working, smart people in SV is astonishing. I’ve lived in the Bay Area for a long time, and recently moved to Seattle; I find the rank and file talent in Seattle to be a good noch or two above SV. I’ve also heard that from startups too who looked to Seattle after not finding the talent they needed.

jdsully 7y ago
You aren’t supposed to tell people that! Also it rains and is dreary all winter there.
- neilv 7y ago
  Even a little before dotcoms, there was a perception in the Pacific Northwest, of Californians moving in and driving up prices, and there were the jokes: "It rains all the time! Always gray! And slugs everywhere! We have to check inside our shoes before we put them on!"
  - jdsully 7y ago
    Those aren’t jokes but all accurate warnings. E.g. the slugs: https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/2fd5f3/banana_slugs_the_slimy_first_sign_of_fall/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/2fd5f3/banana_slug...
    - neilv 7y ago
      In all seriousness, you don't realize how many slugs there are in the PNW until you walk barefoot on the grass in your backyard after dark. It's a minefield. And when a slug sadly squishes underfoot (worst: between your toes), it's this weird slick adhesive that you can't wipe off, but has to be scrubbed off before the noticeable slickness is removed. Then you probably want to keep scrubbing, for grossness. When visiting the coast, in the morning we woke to find multiple large slugs scattered around up the glass patio door window that faced the ocean. It was a mixed view.
- argd678 7y ago
  You forgot the food also kinda sucks, just about anything in the Mission beats the pants off the PNW.
  - almost_usual 7y ago
    You had me until you said 'the Mission'. I've never been to Seattle but it must be the only city in the US without good hispanic food.
pastor_elm 7y ago
>who looked to Seattle after not finding the talent they needed. Were they offering competitive salaries? I doubt it.
- argd678 7y ago
  Wasn’t bad, but they couldn’t compete with the top companies, and the folks they were getting weren’t good enough.

jdsully 7y ago

You aren’t supposed to tell people that! Also it rains and is dreary all winter there.

neilv 7y ago
Even a little before dotcoms, there was a perception in the Pacific Northwest, of Californians moving in and driving up prices, and there were the jokes: "It rains all the time! Always gray! And slugs everywhere! We have to check inside our shoes before we put them on!"
- jdsully 7y ago
  Those aren’t jokes but all accurate warnings. E.g. the slugs: https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/2fd5f3/banana_slugs_the_slimy_first_sign_of_fall/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/2fd5f3/banana_slug...
  - neilv 7y ago
    In all seriousness, you don't realize how many slugs there are in the PNW until you walk barefoot on the grass in your backyard after dark. It's a minefield. And when a slug sadly squishes underfoot (worst: between your toes), it's this weird slick adhesive that you can't wipe off, but has to be scrubbed off before the noticeable slickness is removed. Then you probably want to keep scrubbing, for grossness. When visiting the coast, in the morning we woke to find multiple large slugs scattered around up the glass patio door window that faced the ocean. It was a mixed view.
argd678 7y ago
You forgot the food also kinda sucks, just about anything in the Mission beats the pants off the PNW.
- almost_usual 7y ago
  You had me until you said 'the Mission'. I've never been to Seattle but it must be the only city in the US without good hispanic food.

pastor_elm 7y ago

>who looked to Seattle after not finding the talent they needed. Were they offering competitive salaries? I doubt it.

argd678 7y ago
Wasn’t bad, but they couldn’t compete with the top companies, and the folks they were getting weren’t good enough.