Reading the replies, you get the sense that twitter thinks tech people have no experience with other parts of the country or world outside of the bay area, which is just hilariously untrue
https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1376944067976654855
The bay area didn't become a dominant tech hub (arguably, THE dominant tech hub) by accident. The region has a lot going for it. I don't think anyone is thrilled about leaving. The tendency to immediately turn on anyone who can't make it work is a huge part of the culture problem
Like, if someone tells you "hey, young artists and creatives can't pay $1000 for a room, especially somewhere where everything else is marked up accordingly," retorting "WE HAVE CULTURE YOU'RE JUST SQUARE" isn't helping anybody
This is the basic formula for every concern with the bay. It's not that the streets aren't safe, you're just a pussy. It's not that it's unaffordable, you're just not scrappy enough. And insofar as there are any real problems, it's invariably the newcomers who are causing them
If you weren't born in the bay area, you are The Problem when you move there, and you are The Problem when you leave. Newcomers built communities amongst themselves out of necessity, because that culture is absolutely toxic
If it sounds like I'm describing some deeply conservative gated township, nope, this is arguably the most progressive city in the nation and it has adopted and elevated every trope about nasty exclusive enclaves
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