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> If tech had not begun and become the powerhouse it did would the people who lived there have been better off in real terms? > Admittedly housing would be che
by lapcat 4y ago
> If tech had not begun and become the powerhouse it did would the people who lived there have been better off in real terms?
> Admittedly housing would be cheaper
Housing is the largest expense for most people, so yes, they would have been better off, because housing would be affordable.
Even software engineers consider housing there to be absurdly expensive.
- mc32 4y agoWell, the Central valley and Imperial valley are there with cheap housing. But people want the benefits of both. Singapore is the same. It's expensive. Switzerland also, it's expensive.
- umeshunni 4y agoIf only there was a way to create new housing in California.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoOr if only there was housing outside of California.
- umeshunni 4y agoThere's plenty of housing outside California, that's why there's an exodus out of here.
- erik_seaberg 4y agoThere’s plenty in California, just not a reasonable commute to the Bay Area if you need a good job.