Re:No ‘For Sale’ Sign? Silicon Valley Buyers Aren’t Deterred
by karma_vaccum123 on Tuesday September 06, 2016 @02:19PM
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Well beyond just the jobs, the networking, etc...the Bay Area does have some intangible non-tech-related amenities that are hard to find elsewhere
Look at an aerial map of the Bay Area and take a gander at the hundreds of thousands of acres of incredible open spaces. These are all within a short drive of many of the residents. I can go from Palo Alto to old growth redwoods in thirty minutes on a good day! Note that this has nothing to do with tech.
Also, rich people like to be around rich people. There are probably more billionaires in a couple of blocks of Professorville (four that I know of) than there are in the entire state of Michigan. Thats why people are in Palo Alto and not Ann Arbor.
Look at an aerial map of the Bay Area and take a gander at the hundreds of thousands of acres of incredible open spaces. These are all within a short drive of many of the residents. I can go from Palo Alto to old growth redwoods in thirty minutes on a good day! Note that this has nothing to do with tech.
Also, rich people like to be around rich people. There are probably more billionaires in a couple of blocks of Professorville (four that I know of) than there are in the entire state of Michigan. Thats why people are in Palo Alto and not Ann Arbor.