I think the point here is that there's things that justify that price and the other downcomings of living in the area. I'm the one that started this discussion

I think the point here is that there's things that justify that price and the other downcomings of living in the area. I'm the one that started this discussion and it proved controversial. I tried to just talk about like, the amenities of living in the area and tech jobs, but most people replied saying "wait there's two or three of your list of five or six in...". I may be biased because I'm not a "generalist web developer", I work in either crazy startups or kinda niche embedded/low level roles. I still get two or three really good job offers from big companies per month even when I'm not looking and they are in SV. I was getting one or more per week pre-COVID. Even when actively looking for that type jobs in Colorado and Austin I can't find them. Colorado would be more interesting for me if I was a citizen and could work the government aerospace and defense jobs but unfortunately I can't.