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Re:Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable hou... by cat199 on Monday October 23, 2017 @01:30PM (#15535005)
> It’s why Austin/Portland/etc grow in these areas.

Realize you're being colloquial here, but I think it's a bit SF centric to credit SF with growth occurring in other areas of the country... In the case of ATX you have at least UTexas & Michael Dell not playing a small part in the tech growth there, for starters..

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Re:Bay Area hammered by loss of jobs: Lack of affordable hou... by abritinthebay on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @12:15PM (#15542733)
If you look at the migration patterns of people in NorCal it’s really not. Hell, just ask the locals - it’s a damn cliche in Austin or Portland that ppl moved in from NorCal to there.

Also if you look at the businesses, networking, and where the VC money comes from, the SV connection is clear.

Flight from the Bay Area has absolutely powered a lot of growth in those places.

They were cool places in the first place of course, but that is why they were attractive to move to.

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