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It's funny, but that's a caricature. I have as many non-tech friends as engineers -- only a small percentage of the population work in this field here. There a
by jessedhillon 13y ago
It's funny, but that's a caricature.
I have as many non-tech friends as engineers -- only a small percentage of the population work in this field here. There are also plenty of girls, many of whom are attractive, both within and outside the field. I mean, that latter point you can just verify by going on something like okcupid.
I would lump your response into pessimistic, based on insufficient information. Fundamentally it's one of the few I listed. The only other reason I can think of, which I may not have mentioned, is perhaps someone values very strongly living where their family is, and they are willing to suffer the opportunity cost of doing so.
- drpancake 13y agoI'm exaggerating for comic effect. But I lived in SF for six months so I feel that I'm somewhat entitled to an opinion. Yes, there are girls. I dated a few. But the ratio is pretty bad and most of them are tired of ubiquitous tech guys. I sometimes felt embarrassed to even mention that I work in tech. Maybe that's my problem.
- jessedhillon 13y agoYes, well... dating does not get much easier regardless of where you go. And the same dynamics apply to attractive girls as to talented developers -- more of them will be in bigger cities, and your chances of meeting them will be higher. Accordingly, competition and selectivity will naturally go up -- you'll have to be creative!