It's also why I prefer Boulder, Austin, Philly, and even Omaha to SF. It's time for some pioneering spirit, and with location mattering less than ever because of the maturation of collaboration tools, I'm happy to save money and let others spend it.
I like the concept, but there's so much intangible benefit to being in a center of gravity. There seems to be some tipping point where the random possibilities you encounter hit an exponential curve due to so many people doing so many interesting things in close proximity. Unfortunately, it also coincides with expense, crime, and high levels of general inconvenience.
This is too true, while I love where I live for certain reasons, its undeniably true that San Francisco has quite a larger talent pool and chances for things to occur due to the increase in talented people.
