Disclosure: I live in Austin, and long ago lived in South Bay area of SV. In general, I am skeptical that the pandemic will cause permanent changes, except ins

Disclosure: I live in Austin, and long ago lived in South Bay area of SV. In general, I am skeptical that the pandemic will cause permanent changes, except insofar as it speeds up things that were happening anyway. But, in regards to an exodus from the very-highest-priced places to live, towards places where things are merely expensive, I wonder if this is going to be a lasting change. I had been seeing "SV/NYC is so expensive it's crazy, businesses will all leave if something doesn't get done" for so many years, I had more of less stopped waiting for it to actually occur. But this year, I wonder...