When you work 12 to 15 hours a day, make a pretty good salary overall, and still have nothing to show for it other than, "I managed to rent a closet in SF"... yeah, the midwest is a FANTASTIC option.
It is hugely ironic that so many Silicon Valley companies are building solutions to enable exactly what they don't do - work from anywhere.
The Bay Area is a cool place to live. There is a lot to do there and a ton of resources. Seattle has it's merits too. Portland is experiencing the same flock of "hotness". After a while, the grind becomes greater than the "cool" and you soon realize that you're 12 hour day plus 2 hour traffic commute leaves you no time or energy to enjoy the city you live in anyway.
It is hugely ironic that so many Silicon Valley companies are building solutions to enable exactly what they don't do - work from anywhere.
The Bay Area is a cool place to live. There is a lot to do there and a ton of resources. Seattle has it's merits too. Portland is experiencing the same flock of "hotness". After a while, the grind becomes greater than the "cool" and you soon realize that you're 12 hour day plus 2 hour traffic commute leaves you no time or energy to enjoy the city you live in anyway.