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Seems like a lot of people from the Podcast scene are moving to Austin. Is that a trend? Why is that?
by BiteCode_dev 3y ago
Seems like a lot of people from the Podcast scene are moving to Austin.
Is that a trend? Why is that?
- effingwewt 3y agoCool places in California have all been gentrified to the point they lost what made them special- the people and places and events. So now they have all decided to move to Austin to do the same there. We used to say 'keep austin weird', but last I was there (and this was back in 2018 or so) I was working on the new high-rises downtown. Prices at local hotspots were insane, scooters running pedestrians off the sidewalks, 6th street on weekends was just a different kind of crowd (techbros). Rent was through the roof (the high rise we worked on had a rooftop pool, rooftop parking, etc) but place was already booked full. Back then the number of California plates was huge and growing daily, as did the number of homeless and displaced. I knew a crew who moved to San Antonio and surrounding areas, hours away, because with increased commute and gas prices it was still cheaper than renting anywhere in Austin. It literally is starting to look like San Francisco, where you have all these luxury condos/apts downtown and they are surrounded by homeless people everywhere.