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I moved to San Francisco from Boston about two years ago. I really liked Boston (terrible weather though), and I really like SF. But Bill Wyman article touched
by daydream 17y ago
I moved to San Francisco from Boston about two years ago. I really liked Boston (terrible weather though), and I really like SF.
But Bill Wyman article touched on something that jumped out at me when I first came here: the quality of journalism is abysmal. I was really astonished at how much lower the quality of writing is out here - and I'm an engineer, fer chrissakes. I kinda just got used to it, but I also don't read local news here very much.
And compared to Boston, I'm surprised how weak the local rock scene is. I've done a little digging and haven't been impressed. I hear better things out Oakland, but I don't get out there very much. Venues are pretty expensive too.
I feel like many of the complains ultimately have the high cost of living here as a root cause. When it's all said and done, that's probably the only thing that would cause me to leave.
- tptacek 17y agoIt's easy to lose sight of how small San Francisco is. San Antonio is bigger than SF. San Jose is bigger than SF. Greater SF-SJ is big (though still smaller than the city of Chicago), but SF is cut off from its surrounding metro area; it takes an hour to get from SF to SJ. The same amount of time will almost get you from NYC to Philadelphia. High cost of living is related to scarcity and the fact that SF has had itself thrust into a role it wasn't ready to handle.
- aaronbrethorst 17y agoNo offense intended, but San Jose is a shithole with zero culture.
- aaroneous 17y agoIf you'd like, drop me a line and I can help you get connected w/ the music scene. Email address is in my profile.