Annual note to self: most of the world exists outside the tech bubble
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#3Second sentence starts with:
> We have a summer home ...
Is this common for people living inside the tech bubble?
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#4He should rename this to "Working outside the millionaire bubble". Plenty of people in tech feel the squeeze too. What it comes down to is that a lot of people with money have lost touch with the rest.
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#5Second sentence starts with: > We have a summer home ... Is this common for people living inside the tech bubble?
No. It's common for rich guys. It has nothing to do with tech.
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#6Second sentence starts with: > We have a summer home ... Is this common for people living inside the tech bubble?
Steve Blank isn't common: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Blank
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#7There are other bubbles.
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#8No need to leave SF to escape the tech bubble and encounter those being left behind. Look closer.
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#9> Most people aren’t in tech or law or teaching in universities; they fall solidly in what is called working-class. They work as electricians, carpenters, plumbers, in hospitals, restaurants, as clerks, office managers, farmers, etc.
I'm surprised that he's surprised by this. Even in SV you can have a reality check, if you just deign to strike up a conversation with the cooks and the bus drivers and the janitors who work all around you. No need to take a road trip to the summer house to have this epiphany, just open your eyes.
Re: Annual note to self: most of the world exists outside the tech bubble
#10Second sentence starts with: > We have a summer home ... Is this common for people living inside the tech bubble?
Depends where you are. In Nordic countries it is pretty common. A lakeside cottage was quite affordable in the 60s so most middle-class families would have one, now often shared by a few families of grandchildren.