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Do you live in the Bay Area? Your take doesn’t match my experience at all... * Most of my friends are members of one museum (or have season tickets to SHN/SFJa

Do you live in the Bay Area? Your take doesn’t match my experience at all... * Most of my friends are members of one museum (or have season tickets to SHN/SFJazz/etc) * Most of my friends go hiking in Marin or Big Basin or whenever at least once a month, and spend a weekend somewhere like Big Sur or Yosemite a couple times a year. Bay Area nature is unparalleled. SF may be in a tough place for a while, but don’t underestimate why it’s special.

redisman 6y ago
> Bay Area nature is unparalleled Puget Sound and Denver metros might disagree
- VRay 6y ago
  This is ridiculous. Basically every city in the USA is within a couple hours' drive of "amazing nature" The only reason I live in the Bay Area is because my net worth goes up WAY more here per year than it does elsewhere.. If that changes, I'm out
  - jimbob21 6y ago
    Finally a truthful comment. Everybody goes there to make money, that's it. There's nothing wrong with that, so why do people still try to pretend that isn't the reason when out of view of their employers?
    - hammock 6y ago
      This is the difference between the SF of today and the SF of 10 years ago
    - ghaff 6y ago
      Most working professionals live where they do for one of two reasons: 1.) Family/spouse 2.) Where they can get the best-paying job If you offer most people 50% more money, and they aren't tied down by family obligations, they'll skip town for that new job in a heartbeat.
  - hammock 6y ago
    Chicago...(besides Lake michigan)
  - redisman 6y ago
    Given remote work, you can literally move to a cabin right next to Yellowstone so yeah I agree this line of argumentation is not that compelling.
- odessacubbage 6y ago
  shhhh don't tell them
djrogers 6y ago
> and spend a weekend somewhere like Big Sur or Yosemite a couple times a year. Bay Area nature is unparalleled. If you've gotta drive 4 hours to get there, it isn't 'Bay Area nature'... There are very few places in this vast and beautiful country that aren't 3-4 hours away from jaw-dropping scenery - in fact I doubt you could find a single one.
- InitialLastName 6y ago
  > in fact I doubt you could find a single one. I have to assume that there's a place in Kansas/Nebraska somewhere in the Great Plains that you have to drive 4 hours to see anything other than fields.
- tanjtanjtanj 6y ago
  Dallas, Texas fits (or nearly fits) this description. Unless I've missed some area of Jaw-Dropping scenery that's more than a single attraction, it's 10+ hours to the natural beauty found in Arkansas or Colorado, and 4+ hours to get to the closest thing to it in Texas.
  - gopi 6y ago
    On the other hand, Dallas is the hub of 2 airlines so well connected. With the rent money you save you could afford to take multiple mini vacations a year!

redisman 6y ago

> Bay Area nature is unparalleled Puget Sound and Denver metros might disagree

VRay 6y ago
This is ridiculous. Basically every city in the USA is within a couple hours' drive of "amazing nature" The only reason I live in the Bay Area is because my net worth goes up WAY more here per year than it does elsewhere.. If that changes, I'm out
- jimbob21 6y ago
  Finally a truthful comment. Everybody goes there to make money, that's it. There's nothing wrong with that, so why do people still try to pretend that isn't the reason when out of view of their employers?
  - hammock 6y ago
    This is the difference between the SF of today and the SF of 10 years ago
  - ghaff 6y ago
    Most working professionals live where they do for one of two reasons: 1.) Family/spouse 2.) Where they can get the best-paying job If you offer most people 50% more money, and they aren't tied down by family obligations, they'll skip town for that new job in a heartbeat.
- hammock 6y ago
  Chicago...(besides Lake michigan)
- redisman 6y ago
  Given remote work, you can literally move to a cabin right next to Yellowstone so yeah I agree this line of argumentation is not that compelling.
odessacubbage 6y ago
shhhh don't tell them

djrogers 6y ago

> and spend a weekend somewhere like Big Sur or Yosemite a couple times a year. Bay Area nature is unparalleled. If you've gotta drive 4 hours to get there, it isn't 'Bay Area nature'... There are very few places in this vast and beautiful country that aren't 3-4 hours away from jaw-dropping scenery - in fact I doubt you could find a single one.

InitialLastName 6y ago
> in fact I doubt you could find a single one. I have to assume that there's a place in Kansas/Nebraska somewhere in the Great Plains that you have to drive 4 hours to see anything other than fields.
tanjtanjtanj 6y ago
Dallas, Texas fits (or nearly fits) this description. Unless I've missed some area of Jaw-Dropping scenery that's more than a single attraction, it's 10+ hours to the natural beauty found in Arkansas or Colorado, and 4+ hours to get to the closest thing to it in Texas.
- gopi 6y ago
  On the other hand, Dallas is the hub of 2 airlines so well connected. With the rent money you save you could afford to take multiple mini vacations a year!