The meetups, hackathons, networking, etc will come back. I think that there will be more of a reason for a young engineer to be a place like SF or Silicon Valle

The meetups, hackathons, networking, etc will come back. I think that there will be more of a reason for a young engineer to be a place like SF or Silicon Valley when things return to normal than for a mature engineer. I foresee lotsa cheap commercial real estate, which will enable young companies to start in SV. I'm less sure what will happen to the home and apartment markets, yet at least the prices will be stable or lower to start with. The more of a mature engineer you are, the more likely you are to be in a stable job where you can work remotely and may be inclined to either move away from the valley or never move in. I could be wrong; the next few years will be interesting.