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Originally Posted by paul78701
Regardless of whether or not Silicon Valley has a huge massing of tech or the cost of living is higher or whatever, it just isn't a super desirable place to live IMHO. Every time I've been out there for a business trip I have thought to myself "I don't get why people want to live here". It's mostly suburban sprawl full of strip malls and, in and of itself, uninteresting. It's nice that you can go to San Francisco or Napa Valley or whatnot on the weekends, but I prefer to live IN a place that's desirable, not somewhat near other desirable places I have to travel to.
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People who work in Silicon Valley don't live in Silicon Valley. They live an hour or further away, and commute every day. SV itself is not that great, like you say, but surrounding regions (Santa Cruz, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, etc.) are pretty sweet.