A bit of a false dichotomy, no? The choices aren't necessarily Palo Alto vs. Fargo. I moved out of SF about a year ago, I am now paying less for housing, in a

A bit of a false dichotomy, no? The choices aren't necessarily Palo Alto vs. Fargo. I moved out of SF about a year ago, I am now paying less for housing, in a better neighborhood, in Manhattan. The alternative to paying ridiculous sums to live in SV/SF isn't a complete change in lifestyle.