Tech workers swore off the Bay Area, now they’re coming back

Re:Tech workers swore off the Bay Area, now they’re coming back by okareaman on Thursday July 15, 2021 @11:55AM (#27846188)

I've been to Austin. I felt trapped in a flat plane of existence in Texas. I need mountains to escape to on my time off. But as a native Californian, I hope a lot of people move out to Texas. Several million would be a good start.

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Re:Tech workers swore off the Bay Area, now they’re coming back by bgentry on Thursday July 15, 2021 @12:00PM (#27846236)

Did you spend any time in the hill country on the south/west parts of town? They have a very different feel than the flat parts.

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Re:Tech workers swore off the Bay Area, now they’re coming back by okareaman on Thursday July 15, 2021 @12:16PM (#27846426)

Yes, they're nice but it's like comparing skiing in New England with skiing in the Rockies or Sierras.

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Re:Tech workers swore off the Bay Area, now they’re coming back by bgentry on Thursday July 15, 2021 @12:24PM (#27846506)

I didn’t say they were comparable to the Sierra Nevada or coastal ranges, was merely trying to understand your “trapped in a flat plane of existence” line.

If we want to go for some real good skiing, Utah or Colorado are short flights and will likely have much better & more consistent snow than CA has for the past decade :)

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Re:Tech workers swore off the Bay Area, now they’re coming back by healthysurf on Thursday July 15, 2021 @12:34PM (#27846638)

Having grown up around hill country Texas, it absolutely in no way compares to real mountains :) Only thing I miss about Texas is lower housing prices, but even those are high in desired areas in big cities.

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Re:Tech workers swore off the Bay Area, now they’re coming back by okareaman on Thursday July 15, 2021 @12:51PM (#27846817)

I could fly anywhere, but there's something really nice about driving to the mountains for the weekend

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Re:Tech workers swore off the Bay Area, now they’re coming back by stephencanon on Thursday July 15, 2021 @01:00PM (#27846929)

The Sierra are fine if you live in CA, but I would take the VT/NH backcountry every time given a choice. The Rockies are a different story.

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Re:Tech workers swore off the Bay Area, now they’re coming back by ghaff on Thursday July 15, 2021 @12:04PM (#27846288)

I've been there. It's nice but it's not "the mountains" in the sense of Santa Cruz much less the Sierras. I'm pretty sure I'd feel a lack of recreation opportunities to my liking in the Austin area.

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