Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy
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Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy
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#2>threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy
There was no inherent "supremacy", just one created by a bunch of companies being together.
Did SV municipalities do anything else to deserve it?
There are better places, with more rental space, more resources, better weather, and so on, plus WFH is here to stay...
Re: Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy
#3> threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy There was no inherent "supremacy", just one created by a bunch of companies being together. Did SV municipalities do anything else to deserve it? There are better places, with more rental space, more resources, better weather, and so on, plus WFH is here to stay...
“Better weather” I can’t help but laugh. One of five Mediterranean climates worldwide, built on apricot orchards, formerly home to one of the most diverse animal and again ecosystems before the arrival of whites. It’s really hard to beat the weather in Silicon Valley. It’s almost non seasonal, anything grows. The diversity currently of this area is very high, it’s the home of top universities, between the two cross pollination of ideas happens non stop. As a “tech person” who lived in 10 years, and just moved away in March, well, it’s nice to move away, but damn, miss the weather.
Re: Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy
#4There is a supremacy, but the idea that it is threatened is hyperbolic, designed to get readers.
This is a small shift in the grand scheme.
It might help create new centers. But the gravity is going to be around the universities and infrastructure that is unique to the area.
Shifts like that rarely happen overnight.
Especially not because of something as temporary as a pandemic.
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#5Paywalled, can anyone provide a summary?
Re: Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy
#6> threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy There was no inherent "supremacy", just one created by a bunch of companies being together. Did SV municipalities do anything else to deserve it? There are better places, with more rental space, more resources, better weather, and so on, plus WFH is here to stay...
“Better weather” I can’t help but laugh. One of five Mediterranean climates worldwide, built on apricot orchards, formerly home to one of the most diverse animal and again ecosystems before the arrival of whites. It’s really hard to beat the weather in Silicon Valley. It’s almost non seasonal, anything grows. The diversity currently of this area is very high, it’s the home of top universities, between the two cross p…
Where did you move too of curiosity
Re: Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy
#7> threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy There was no inherent "supremacy", just one created by a bunch of companies being together. Did SV municipalities do anything else to deserve it? There are better places, with more rental space, more resources, better weather, and so on, plus WFH is here to stay...
“Better weather” I can’t help but laugh. One of five Mediterranean climates worldwide, built on apricot orchards, formerly home to one of the most diverse animal and again ecosystems before the arrival of whites. It’s really hard to beat the weather in Silicon Valley. It’s almost non seasonal, anything grows. The diversity currently of this area is very high, it’s the home of top universities, between the two cross p…
San Diego and Los Angeles offer much better weather.
Re: Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy
#8> threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy There was no inherent "supremacy", just one created by a bunch of companies being together. Did SV municipalities do anything else to deserve it? There are better places, with more rental space, more resources, better weather, and so on, plus WFH is here to stay...
“Better weather” I can’t help but laugh. One of five Mediterranean climates worldwide, built on apricot orchards, formerly home to one of the most diverse animal and again ecosystems before the arrival of whites. It’s really hard to beat the weather in Silicon Valley. It’s almost non seasonal, anything grows. The diversity currently of this area is very high, it’s the home of top universities, between the two cross p…
Hard agree. I've told many people that the only thing that's not overrated about the Bay Area is the weather.
Re: Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy
#9> threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy There was no inherent "supremacy", just one created by a bunch of companies being together. Did SV municipalities do anything else to deserve it? There are better places, with more rental space, more resources, better weather, and so on, plus WFH is here to stay...
Not municipalities but the state's labor laws are highly conducive to the tech culture and don't exist most places in the country. There's not much money for the startup crop that feeds big tech outside the Bay Area. It's all on Sand Hill Road.
I can only speak for myself but I'll never live in a red state again. Not even Texas, it's not worth it. Even where I grew up (the purple midwest) is too socially conservative for me after living in California.
Re: Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy
#10There is a supremacy, but the idea that it is threatened is hyperbolic, designed to get readers. This is a small shift in the grand scheme. It might help create new centers. But the gravity is going to be around the universities and infrastructure that is unique to the area. Shifts like that rarely happen overnight. Especially not because of something as temporary as a pandemic.
There are great universities outside of sf and even the us. ETH zurich for example. In zurich you also have google, oracle and co. We also have high speed internet for cheap. And are able to fo worldwide business, even in a pandemic. And thats just switzerland.
Not sure if there is any reason for sf once most startups moved sonewhere else.