News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers flee and rents fall. Parent comment

Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by kelnos on Monday August 17, 2020 @03:38AM (#24184921)
As someone who grew up in NJ about an hour south of Manhattan, that sounds like a living situation that would make me very unhappy as an adult (don't get me wrong; I had a great childhood). But I have some dear friends who lived in San Jose for several years and then ended up moving back to rural South Jersey, so, clearly, to each their own.

Even the 25min commute from Hoboken would make me sad. I want to be able to walk or take local transit to where I want to hang out.

> Thinking 36k/year is cheap housing is a Bay-area distortion.

I don't think anyone's making that claim?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by jdhn on Monday August 17, 2020 @09:24AM (#24186968)
>I have some dear friends who lived in San Jose for several years and then ended up moving back to rural South Jersey

That's a hell of a jump. What about rural South Jersey appealed to them?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by metalforever on Monday August 17, 2020 @10:17AM (#24187447)
Ive lived in San Jose and I can assure you that besides jobs, San Jose kind of sucks as a place to live. It's mostly just strip malls and good weather, imho. Campbell was a little nicer and had some cute shops.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Remote work is reshaping San Francisco, as tech workers f... by kelnos on Monday August 17, 2020 @05:34PM (#24192451)
Mostly proximity to extended family, and in general just indifference toward many of the trade offs between city and rural living. Those trade offs matter a lot to me, but not to them.
[ Parent | on HN ]