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What if you are born in one of those places and had no choice about where you live? This is bigger than city of SF or LA - the whole surrounding areas are quite

• UncleOxidant 4y ago
  My wife grew up in Silicon Valley, born there a few years before it became known as Silicon Valley. Her sister (my SiL) was born and raised there and by the time she died at 55 a few years ago she was essentially just couch surfing, house sitting and (we suspect) occasionally sleeping in her car. Because she wasn't a tech worker she couldn't come near to affording rent. My wife had invited her to come live with us for a while (in a much lower COL area) but she just couldn't do it. She didn't drink or do drugs so that wasn't the reason for her near-homelessness. She grew up there and felt like she had roots there and she didn't like the colder climate we live in. I think sometimes we discount the idea that someone could be tied to a geographical area, that they could feel like they have roots there.