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I feel like most of HN is missing something here, of no fault of their own because they're not in my demographic (20-something yuppie). Young people want to liv
by vdnkh 6y ago
I feel like most of HN is missing something here, of no fault of their own because they're not in my demographic (20-something yuppie). Young people want to live in cities. They're fun, exciting, and enable a robust social life. Moving to rural Ohio or Michigan, or even a "lesser" metro in the midwest is not the same as living in SF or NYC in terms of social opportunity. I work remote and I live in Brooklyn and I think its great. I don't need a car or a big house. But unlike most of the commenters here, I don't have kids or a wife. Essentially, I put my money towards a better social life.
I'm not saying that my way is better, it's just that the whole "move to a big cheap house in the midwest, bro" line that HN loves to throw out is not for everyone.
- bluGill 6y agoWhat do you get in SF that you can't get in Des Moines? I lived in Des Moines until last year and I find most answers to this question are wrong: you can in fact get it in Des Moines. Sometimes Des Moines is even better, though I'll admit in most cases the vastly smaller size limits quantity of choices.
- pb7 6y agoDiverse younger people from all around the world that are trying to reach their full potential.
- bluGill 6y agoYou get that in Des Moines. Not nearly as many but they are there.
- pb7 6y agoI have nothing against Des Moines so I'm trying to tread lightly here but I have a hard time believing someone from say London, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, or Sydney would move across the world to end up in Des Moines at even a fraction of the rate as New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, etc. It's a fine place, I'm sure, but it lacks global pull that would bring in talented people from all corners of the earth.
- bluGill 6y agoI agree there isn't much global pull. That is the point, even without any global pull there is a diversity of people in the city. Not as many as SF by any means, but on a small scale it is there.
- rcpt 6y agoYes but is SF really worth what you pay for it? Also most of silicon valley is a boring suburb no different than what you can find anywhere in Texas or Florida.