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> Where once a robust middle-class thrived, there exists only the super-rich and the extreme poor. How is someone like me who lives in a tiny studio "super-ric
by gasull 12y ago
> Where once a robust middle-class thrived, there exists only the super-rich and the extreme poor.
How is someone like me who lives in a tiny studio "super-rich"? Most of us in Silicon Valley live in shared apartments or tiny studios. If we were super-rich we would live at least in McMansions like you see everywhere else.
Yet another smear-SV article.
- humanrebar 12y agoYeah, that's a false dichotomy. That being said... > How is someone like me who lives in a tiny studio "super-rich"? In many parts of the country, fitting your lifestyle in one room sounds like being poor. Even Abraham Lincoln's childhood log cabin had a big yard. Just because you're making six figures doesn't mean you're making enough to comfortably support a family while still being home in time for dinner.
- thephyber 12y agoIf you read the article: "And the irony is, not even [Sergey Brin's] engineers get paid enough to live here." If "SV" was perfect, it wouldn't need critical articles. It isn't so I welcome them to remind us what we should address.
- gasull 12y agoThese articles make it sound like homelessness is the fault of Google and Facebook. Homelessness has existed in Silicon Valley for decades and it has gotten worse because the laws prevent sufficient housing to be built. The wrong thing about this kind of articles is how they try to link tech and social problems like they were cause and effect. It's similar to other smears like "immigrants are taking our jobs", etc.
- rwmj 12y agoWork remotely. Or if your company won't let you, leave and work for a company that does.
- kethinov 12y agoEasier said than done. Very few employers permit remote work, particularly top ones. And several are openly hostile to it.
- ChuckMcM 12y agoAgreed. I suggest to my friends that if nobody could afford to live here I would expect less traffic on city streets. Folks don't always appreciate how large an area we're talking about when we talk about the 'bay area' we're talking about 3 large cities (San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland) and a bunch of smaller cities, in an area that is larger than all of New York city (which is nominally 490 sq miles according to Rand McNally). And according to HUD New York has a higher per capita homeless population than California does[1]. I'm sure BI gets good rage views though. [1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/08/08/which-states-have-the-highest-levels-of-homelessness/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/08/08/w...
- MrDom 12y ago> I suggest to my friends that if nobody could afford to live here I would expect less traffic on city streets. Perversely, it's the exact opposite that's true. If nobody can afford to live here, they commute in from farther and farther away. And they do. They do it in Manhattan too.