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The connections are not simple to see immediately. There are many interwoven systems at play here. For example, high pay attracts engineers, landlords prefer hi
by Pfhreak 7y ago
The connections are not simple to see immediately. There are many interwoven systems at play here. For example, high pay attracts engineers, landlords prefer high earning tenants. Other companies start in SF because there is a lot of talent there. They grow and attract more engineers.
That's just one system that can contribute to a changing city, and there are many others. (including city officials like you mention).
I'd encourage you not to dismiss the idea outright and try to fit it with a simple root cause.
- coleifer 7y agoThe article points the finger at tech but in my opinion utterly fails to make a connection.
- TulliusCicero 7y agoWhat you're describing comes from a successful economy. There's nothing specific to tech there, you could've been describing media or finance or logistics and it'd be the same. Most of the time, when people complain about tech in SF, they're really just complaining about the economy being good. But they can't say that, it sounds silly, so they act like it's something specific to tech.