Why do developers who could work anywhere flock to the most expensive cities?

Re:Why do developers who could work anywhere flock to the mo... by ryandrake on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @01:45PM (#14035351)

> People like different things. What a shock!

For sure, I get that. I just find it pretty amusing that restaurants, of all things, constantly get brought up in these "Why do engineers move to the city" stories. Anyway, aren't we all working 60-80 hour weeks? Even if I liked restaurants and night clubs, I'd have no opportunity between work and sleep to partake, so it would make no difference whether there were good ones around!

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Re:Why do developers who could work anywhere flock to the mo... by Anderkent on Wednesday April 05, 2017 @05:29AM (#14040855)

> Anyway, aren't we all working 60-80 hour weeks? Even if I liked restaurants and night clubs, I'd have no opportunity between work and sleep to partake, so it would make no difference whether there were good ones around!

And you don't think that's a problem? But no, we don't all work 60-80 hour weeks. Work shouldn't be your life, and 40-45 hours is already a lot of time.

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Re:Why do developers who could work anywhere flock to the mo... by Swizec on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @01:56PM (#14035464)

> Anyway, aren't we all working 60-80 hour weeks?

Without a commute that's plenty of time for restaurants and bars ;)

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