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Ok, so what? The premise was that there are lots of other places that have what SV has. And, by implication, that SV's high prices are unjustified. I was mer

Ok, so what? The premise was that there are lots of other places that have what SV has. And, by implication, that SV's high prices are unjustified. I was merely pointing out that SV has an array of amenities that are found together in very few other places. And if you want what SV has, there are very few other places you can get it. Supply and demand. It's that simple. Maybe you don't care about fancy restaurants or art galleries or spending time outdoors. That's totally cool. Maybe all you care about is finding the absolute cheapest apartment on planet earth. Again, knock your socks off. SV doesn't have cheap housing. If that's all you care about, look someplace else.

Apocryphon 6y ago
As an SV local, I am overly jaded about the place. South Bay is wonderfully boring suburbia to grow up to- and would be to raise a family, if not for the housing prices- and S.F. seems pitifully small, and everything closes so early for a supposed world-class city. Not to mention, BART ends before last call, which is just crazy. The outdoors here are great, but how many times can one climb Castle Rock, Mission Peak, or visit Angel Island, Rancho San Antonio, or Point Reyes? And Muir Woods is always full of tourists, it's like Disneyland in a forest. Of course, the grass is always greener. But I think natives are entitled to grouse a little bit, given the circumstances. It's just a little scary if this is the best the U.S. has to offer. "Despising, For you, the city, thus I turn my back: There is a world elsewhere."