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I live a long, long way away from SF but for better or worse, it is an epicenter of the tech industry. Things that happen there can have a tangible effect on ou
by JohnBooty 4y ago
I live a long, long way away from SF but for better or worse, it is an epicenter of the tech industry. Things that happen there can have a tangible effect on our industry. So I am begrudgingly okay with it.
I of course do not defend the uninformed speculation. But I also can empathize with the frustration and fear that SF residents must feel at times.
- aworks 4y agoAppreciate the empathy towards SF residents. I'd say the epicenter of the tech industry is to the south of San Francisco: Silicon Valley/Santa Clara County/San Mateo County e.g. Google, Apple, Facebook, Sand Hill Road.
- runnerup 4y agoFor most of the people who don’t live on the west coast, “SF” and “Bay Area” can be used interchangeably. Sometimes it’s used as a synonym for “FAANG HQ city” and suddenly “Bay Area” even includes Seattle and Redmond and parts of NYC.
- JohnBooty 4y agoYeah, I called it an epicenter. I agree with you: if I had to pick only one it'd be Silicon Valley/Santa Clara County/San Mateo. (Am I totally breaking the metaphor there by allowing for multiple epicenters? Perhaps. I guess an earthquake can have only one epicenter. But there could be multiple earthquakes, with multiple epicenters....?)