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> many startups are now choosing to leave the capital city they once flocked to because of the rising cost of living, low funding, and lack of diversity, accord
by tomrod 3y ago
> many startups are now choosing to leave the capital city they once flocked to because of the rising cost of living, low funding, and lack of diversity, according to TechCrunch.
Texas in general is having brain drain. Some due to politics, some due to systemic factors that made the areas relatively less desirable in the past.
- jimmyed 3y ago> lack of diversity Also known as lack of cheap Indian labour
- czbond 3y agoA left leaning drain, yes. But that doesn't mean the state is any worse or better intellectually than the influx that has been occurring into Texas for years.
- next_xibalba 3y agoThis article presents anecdotes. The data on migratory trends show net population inflows to Texas (unlike California).
- red-iron-pine 3y agoa river a poor and dumb heading in, while the well-paid and educated heading are out is not a good thing and does not bode well for the tax base.
- sublinear 3y ago> Texas in general is having brain drain Nope it's just the usual politics and media sensationalism. There are plenty of smart people in well paying jobs in Texas like anywhere else with such a large overall population. Just because it's not like California doesn't make it undesirable for people and businesses. Pretty much the opposite actually.