I'm in a similar situation regarding salary/COL, however I don't travel.. I found SV lost its appeal when I no wanted to take advantage of the meetups, compute

I'm in a similar situation regarding salary/COL, however I don't travel.. I found SV lost its appeal when I no wanted to take advantage of the meetups, computer clubs, etc. If I wasn't going to take advantage of the unique geek culture SV offered, what was the point of being there ?