Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley's supremacy

Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by fumar on Monday December 07, 2020 @12:11PM (#25334152)

The myth is from people that moved to California from other states. I moved from the the midwest to Southern California. I can't see myself going back to harsh winters and extreme summers. My overall well being has increased and the sunny days helpf with consistent mood levels. This is coming from someone who loved the four seasons and claimed they were required. I realized that humans populate most climates in the world and there isn't one size fits all.

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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by jjeaff on Monday December 07, 2020 @12:25PM (#25334339)

Same here. I like the "idea" of four seasons. But after living in socal, I discovered I really only need a few days a year of the cold wintery weather. And then I'm over it. I get that from travel. Not to mention how summers are so much hotter in the Midwest and south.

Mid 70s and sunny is hard to beat. It's like an eternal spring.

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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by gimmeThaBeet on Monday December 07, 2020 @12:50PM (#25334706)

Yeah, definitely agree there, my enjoyment of winter lasts all of about a few weeks. There's no perfect climate, and if you do winter sports or something more power to you, but after the beautiful snow, when you have to deal with slush and road salt, I could do with skipping from like, Jan 1 to Apr 1.

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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by ska on Monday December 07, 2020 @02:57PM (#25336480)

I think that's a personal thing; I found eternal spring pretty boring. It's not objectionable, certainly. It's just kinda meh. Don't get me wrong, you can get far far worse but I'd rather have seasons.

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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by beamatronic on Monday December 07, 2020 @01:02PM (#25334890)

There is a place where you can have seasons, yet they are mild. And there is a reasonable cost of living, if you so choose. And it has public transportation, which is not ideal but better that many other US cities. And it has a huge number of software jobs, an educated populace, and culture. Washington, DC

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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by Apocryphon on Monday December 07, 2020 @01:10PM (#25335002)

Isn't D.C. really humid? It was built on a swamp, after all.

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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by beamatronic on Monday December 07, 2020 @01:17PM (#25335128)

Yes, that's the one thing you can't minimize or bargain away.

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Re:Tech elites leaving San Francisco threaten Silicon Valley... by burntoutfire on Monday December 07, 2020 @01:35PM (#25335388)

You can very much have four seasons without harsh winters and extreme summers though - you can just have regular winters and lovely summers.

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