Oh, no. The FAANGs are competing for the group of people who are willing to work in a small chunk of California and, to a lesser extent, small chunks of Virgini

Oh, no. The FAANGs are competing for the group of people who are willing to work in a small chunk of California and, to a lesser extent, small chunks of Virginia, Washington, Illinois, New York and Massachusetts. Remove those restrictions and the relevant group expands. This is as silly as competing for men, or competing for US citizens, or competing for 22-32 year-olds. Demographics like that have very little power compared to testing for relevant skills, or having a visible track record.