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Modern day California, and by extension Silicon Valley, would not look the way it is today without the California Gold Rush [1], as horrible as its externalitie
by elinear 6y ago
Modern day California, and by extension Silicon Valley, would not look the way it is today without the California Gold Rush [1], as horrible as its externalities were.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush#Longer-term_effects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush#Longer-te...
- ljm 6y agoGreat prosperity often comes at, or with, a great cost. California today doesn't make a great picture when you look at the homelessness and inequality, and the exorbitant cost of living anywhere near where the action is.