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I made the decision a long time ago that people come first. Comparing the people of San Francisco to those of Miami, well, in this case you get what you pay for
by crystaln 13y ago
I made the decision a long time ago that people come first. Comparing the people of San Francisco to those of Miami, well, in this case you get what you pay for. I feel like a rock star wild man anywhere else. In San Francisco I feel like I'm surrounded by people smarter, more creative, and better at life than me. That's worth every penny.
I'll take a hovel in SF over a mansion in Miami any day.
Besides, the defense of Miami in this article stinks of all that is wrong with America - that it's filled with great places to consume. Don't get me wrong, I love my fancy hipster bars, restaurants, and shops - but those aren't what makes SF the best city for me.
- jmduke 13y agoThe implication of this post is that people in Miami are dumber, less creative, and "worse at life" than those in San Francisco. The population of Miami is around 410,000. When someone tries to "comparing the people of X", where X is a population of 410,000, I think the bigger insight is to be gleaned from the writer's preconceptions than their conclusions.
- carlosdp 13y agoI think the implication is more that the tech talent you find in Miami tends to be of a lower caliber, not that the people are generally dumber.
- crystaln 13y agoSan Francisco is a magnet for talented, ambitious, creative, brilliant, audacious people. It's hard to argue against this, and by accepting that as true, you must also accept the clear corollary - that there are proportionally more of those extraordinary people in San Francisco and fewer in Miami. And yes, that makes huge difference. While it may not be politically correct to say that one city is "dumber, less creative, and 'worse at life'," it seems to be politically fine to say San Francisco is filled with creative, smart, "good at life" people. Of course, those statements are logically equivalent, so it's really just politics you are arguing.
- MatthewPhillips 13y agoIf that's how you judge a person's worth I'm guessing Miami's glad not to have you.
- crystaln 13y agoThere's nothing wrong with not being ambitious. Some day I may not be. Until then, I'd rather be around people who are.
- jonknee 13y agoYou can frame it any way you want, especially with vague terms like "talented, ambitious and creative". Art Basel is a world renowned event that surely involves tons of talent, ambition and creativity. Strange that it's in Miami and not in San Francisco. Another true statement is that San Francisco is a magnet for homeless drug addicts. It turns out there are a lot of people in both places and you can find really good and really bad parts of each.
- crystaln 13y agoAll true. I didn't say there were no interesting people in Miami, only that the density is so much higher in San Francisco.
- wpietri 13y agoIf only there were some way we could compare large groups of people. Maybe we could have a federal agency that does that. It sounds pretty useful; maybe we should put that in the constitution. Snark aside, 26% of Miami has Bachelor's degrees. San Francisco county is 51%. Marin, 54%. San Mateo county, 46%. Source: US Census, by way of http://chronicle.com/article/Attainment-Interactive/125995/ http://chronicle.com/article/Attainment-Interactive/125995/
- nilkn 13y agoSan Francisco attracts people who want to do Big Things. It attracts people with technical and business smarts. I do not think it follows, though, that it attracts people with general life smarts or, as you put it, people who are "better at life." The sort of strike-it-rich personalities that are drawn to the San Francisco gold rush are not always the same personalities that are conducive to good old-fashioned happiness and contentment. And it's certainly going to attract a lot of people who will put work and Big Things over the raising of a family.
- grogenaut 13y agoyou haven't shown me that you aren't just consuming in SF.