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People have been calling the death of Silicon Valley or its replacement by other parts of the world since I arrived over 20 years ago. Silicon Valley will neve
by remote_phone 6y ago
People have been calling the death of Silicon Valley or its replacement by other parts of the world since I arrived over 20 years ago.
Silicon Valley will never die. There are too many rich people here, and the culture is too strong.
Did Hollywood die because films were made globally? Nope. It’s even stronger.
Silicon Valley has had its ups and downs but it will always be the center of the universe for innovation. The closest it got to death was the dotcom bust, but all that really did was get rid of all the weak players. And when the next cycle crashes again, it will again drive away a lot of the weak players again. But the core innovators and people who love technology will never leave and that will always attract more talent.
- garmaine 6y agoIt would die if the rich people leave. Which is a concern, given the hostile policies of California and the changes brought by COVID. If there was a Shelling point for where these people would go, I think we would be seeing the decline of SV. However people leaving are pretty split between Texas, Pacific Northwest, and some other locales, so I don’t see an exodus momentum truly building up.
- remote_phone 6y agoMost the weak players leave for Texas and Seattle. Anyone who loves being in Silicon Valley won’t leave here. The weather is better than both places and the political climate is better.