Bay Area is a bubble

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stcxshvcde

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 stcxshvcde
Oct 18, 2021 39 Comments

Would encourage all the techies working in Bay Area to take a vacation once in a while and travel the country/world. Talk to local people when you are traveling and get a broader perspective.

You will be surprised to know how lucky you are and how much more money you are earning than most of the people in the world.

When we are only living in a bubble of bay area surrounded by similar techie people, we lose perspective.

Just thought of sharing this experience with everyone 😊

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  • Juniper / Eng
    mh66929

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     mh66929
    I would put it the other way round. Talking to people from other cultures will make you realize how unlucky you are that you’re only spending time running in the rat race and how mundane your life is inspite of the huge amounts of money you make living in the Bay Area.

    I came here from a family of diplomats. The exposure and joy we had as kids growing up in different countries was unparalleled. Then I landed in the Bay Area. Enjoyed it for the first few years but soon it got mundane and rat-racey. The quality of people at many places in the world is also so much better than what we encounter here. If somebody asks me today, I’d say there are many better places in the world to live.

    Traveling the world will make you realize what you’re missing out on. The unfortunate problem is that people will travel as “tourists”. That never helps one truly absorb a place or it’s culture. That only happens if you actually “live” in a place.
    Oct 18, 2021 7
    • Juniper / Eng
      mh66929

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       mh66929
      Arista : People who join the foreign service do it because they have a degree of passion for what they do. I would also like to mention how difficult it is to get selected for the service. So yes, they loved it because it was what they wanted. My mom was not in the service but she had married my dad knowing that they would have to move countries every few years due to his job. And she was fine with that. I have known other families though where one of the partners is in the service and the other is not - and the other partner also wants to build a career of their own which becomes nearly impossible because of having to move countries every once in a while. Sometimes those relationships don’t work out. In a job like this, both partners have to have absolute clarity about one’s career ambitions before committing.
      Oct 19, 2021
    • Workday
      bdu567

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      bdu567
      My colleague’s sister is a diplomat posted in a hardship country . Her husband joined the state department as well . They now are now posted in the same country .
      Oct 19, 2021
  • Google
    1Name4Evaa

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    1Name4Evaa
    Bay Area, Seattle…all same stories
    Oct 18, 2021 6
    • LinkedIn / Eng
      stcxshvcde

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      OP
      Oracle, you missed the whole point, dint you !!
      Oct 19, 2021
    • Oracle
      obelixx

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      obelixx
      LinkedIn, I think the point wasn’t important. It’s futile to keep looking for Narnia. One has to find their fit but most of the stuff we keep complaining about any city should go away once you have found your groove with any of them. I think Bay Area lacks the basics to sustain an active life, but that’s how I stop beechin, not necessarily everyone has to feel the same way. All I’m saying is stop beechin and find your place with things that can get you moving
      Oct 20, 2021
  • New / R&D
    Psynaptic

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     Psynaptic
    Agree. Especially if you're the liberal type that has a tendency to overblow first world problems. Definitely good to get some perspective. And don't travel in a safety bubble. Actually go backpack around and talk to people in other countries, learn about their livelihoods. It'll make you genuinely open minded rather than "woke" minded.
    Oct 18, 2021 2
    • LinkedIn / Eng
      stcxshvcde

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      Ya true. There are bigger problems in the world than cancelling Dave Chappelle 😂
      Oct 18, 2021
    • New / R&D
      Psynaptic

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       Psynaptic
      Oh totally. And when people here say "people are literally dying", or "I'm a survivor", I cringe. Most of the people saying that have never come close to actual dangers like the average person outside of the OECD has.
      Oct 18, 2021
  • 1000% a bubble but if you only hang with tech people in the bay you are missing the majority of the population and fun.
    Oct 18, 2021 3
    • LinkedIn / Eng
      stcxshvcde

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      Ya agree, but most of the folks I know are from tech background. People who are not in tech usually find it difficult to live in Bay Area because of cost of living. Many of my non techie friends are in mid west and east coast.
      Oct 18, 2021
    • Data disagrees. If only 10% of the population works in tech then you probably don't have to be in tech to live in the bay...
      Oct 19, 2021
  • Wayfair
    leetcoping

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    leetcoping
    I remember where I came from... Never forget
    Oct 18, 2021 1