> BUT my point is that we shouldn't assume everyone needs to live in the same location to obtain their wants. Aren’t you doing the opposite, and assuming that

> BUT my point is that we shouldn't assume everyone needs to live in the same location to obtain their wants. Aren’t you doing the opposite, and assuming that people can just happily substitute their lives somewhere else? Or did they do that and still think SF is preferable? If there is clearly a shortage of housing in SF, do you think that people haven’t tried looking other places? College towns and seasonal activity towns with specialty stores tend to see the stores slow or shut down during the off-season, which is a problem if you want to be a year-round resident.