- cross-posted to:
- aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
Techies are paying $700 a month for tiny bed ‘pods’ in downtown San Francisco::px-captcha
Techies are paying $700 a month for tiny bed ‘pods’ in downtown San Francisco::px-captcha
It’s funny to me how many of the things we were told communism would bring about are now being experienced under the current economic system.
But that’s obviously because of the socialist elements left in the system. /s
All people need to do is realize the country is a lot bigger than California and New York. There is still a lot of affordable housing, just not in those places anymore. Stop shunning the “flyover states”.
The problem is that there is not nearly as many good jobs in the rural areas, and most of the good jobs in tech related fields are moving employees back to the office, which means forcing people to work in big cities.
I realize it’s a bit of a chicken and egg problem. Business go where the workers are and workers go where the businesses are. But there is no reason tech has to be done in Silicon Valley. Any city in the country could be a tech hub, all it takes is for a successful tech company to put down roots there, and with the way things are going people shouldn’t need to be at a “tech company” to have a job in tech. And there are also other jobs that people can make a living at.
People moved to California, because that’s where the jobs are, but the jobs could just as easily be somewhere else if a company chooses to set up shop there, and use a low cost of living as a selling point. During the Industrial Revolution people moved to the rust belt for jobs. People have been moving based on available jobs for as long as there have been jobs. If these coastal mega cities are no longer viable due to housing prices. It’s time for another migration. And if people do think climate change is going to be a major issue in their lifetime, why not move now while it’s cheap and lock down a house?
Just because a city isn’t as big as LA or NYC doesn’t mean it’s rural. Chicago, Philadelphia, Columbus, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Denver, Oklahoma City, and Nashville are all bigger than Portland, which seems to be an area people have no problem moving. All except the last 3 are bigger than Seattle, which is big enough for Amazon, and Microsoft is not far away.
As a native Oklahoman, don’t tell people to move to Oklahoma. It’s a shit hole state.
I don’t think thats true. Housing prices are high everywhere, I have friends and family in the midwest their shit is out of control too. New York and San Fran are the most extreme for sure but costs of renting or buying have like tripled everywhere over the last decade