Submitted by ONEcrazyHINDU t3_zy9rvy in technology
repster t1_j25iim7 wrote
Reply to comment by discgman in The End of the Silicon Valley Myth by ONEcrazyHINDU
It was so nice to watch the charlatans leave in 2001. Freeways opened up, you could have dinner without having to listen to the tech bros at the next table yelling about their latest business plan.
The core of Silicon Valley hasn't gone anywhere. It will keep innovating. The wannabes? Good riddance
discgman t1_j25n7iv wrote
They also destroyed affordable housing in San Francisco and created more homelessness
NotJohnDenver t1_j26lh2g wrote
Ah yes, the Bay Area’s housing issues are completely the tech industry’s fault and no fault of anything (or anyone) else.
kosmos1209 t1_j27j644 wrote
Techies left and SF has worse homelessness and still has high cost of living. It couldn’t have to do with NIMBYs constantly blaming everything but not building, could it?
discgman t1_j27nmhr wrote
Nimbys is a problem throughout the state. It was the tech surge that made moderately priced houses into million dollar starter homes in a few years in SF.
kosmos1209 t1_j27nzes wrote
Of course! It’s the over demand side that’s the problem, not the supply shortage! Shrinking tax base sure is great!
oboshoe t1_j26v6am wrote
that's your politicians fault.
discgman t1_j26wxu2 wrote
Yes, Republicans would have prevented a housing crisis
oboshoe t1_j26xkdd wrote
who knows? maybe yes. maybe no.
as it is, we only know which politicians actually did fail.
discgman t1_j26zi99 wrote
Maybe, not at all
oboshoe t1_j277y9h wrote
then it sounds it like you folks are simply fated to have a housing crisis and there is no hope for anything but.
discgman t1_j2796cj wrote
Well I could vote republican, but nothing would get fixed and they would start investigating drags shows, so 🤷♂️
oboshoe t1_j27bbyh wrote
well to be clear i'm not advising voting any particular way.
but i have noticed that in areas where red or blue has a solid guaranteed lock on the vote. the hard things never get done.
imo it's probably because the electorate gets taken for granted.
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