There was not a single example of someone actually selling plasma, personal belongings, or living in their car to survive. The Bay Area technology sector has a

There was not a single example of someone actually selling plasma, personal belongings, or living in their car to survive. The Bay Area technology sector has a huge variety of "tech jobs". The ones mentioned here are tech adjacent. Also, these folks would be in high demand in other locations because of their experience. Their decision to stay and compete in a saturated market doesn't make them "poor". I'm sure they are genuinely discouraged, but they have a wide array of viable options that vast parts of the world have no access to.