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sf isn’t for me anymore. it was okay for getting job experience but the housing has always been squalor. always needed housemates, even when making >$100k/yr. i
by moneycantbuy 4y ago
sf isn’t for me anymore. it was okay for getting job experience but the housing has always been squalor. always needed housemates, even when making >$100k/yr. i am currently in an apartment there, unable to get good sleep due to constant noise/vibrations of people stomping around above and in the stairwell next to my bed. streets lined with homeless, hypodermic needles etc. all for the pleasure of a long commute into an empty office for a product that will likely never see the light of day. hoping i can find meaningful community with decent housing and a living wage elsewhere. open to suggestions.
- yrgulation 4y agoRemote work. There are many pushing hard against it, for various selfish reasons, but in my view its here to stay. Gives you the freedom to move anywhere. I am not from the us, but the uk has a similar issue with london. Crime, overcrowding, pollution, expensive housing, have killed the love for that city for me.
- bicx 4y agoI’m enjoying chill vibes over here in Alameda.
- diebeforei485 4y agoThe places with long commutes to the office tend to not have hypodermic needles.
- pknomad 4y agoSame. I came to this realization during the pandemic. I loved the tech and startup culture but that only holds your interest for so long. I would love to live somewhere cheaper and has more vibrant small city life.