On Leaving California and the Silicon Valley
The writer had some expectations and was used to things being a certain way in his native Poland, but was disheartened to find that they were different in CA. Ultimately, he could not &#x2F; did not adjust, and decided to move to NY. Main complaints:<p>- Weather: The Bay Area has none. The changing seasons and large variations in weather they brought was something the writer missed.<p>- Culture (or lack thereof): The Bay Area has none. The main leisure activities in the Bay Area are centered around enjoying nature and food . There is no music, or art scene of any sort.<p>- Public Transport (or lack thereof): The Bay Area has none. This means that many weekend hours are spent getting to a particular place where the leisure activity (which is already not to the taste of the writer) will occur, and this also entails advance planning!<p>- Variety (or lack thereof): There is a lack of variety, whether it be in the type of people encountered, the conversations, the cities&#x2F;suburbs, or the scenery.<p>- Affordability (or lack thereof): Flimsy, modest houses cost north of a million bucks minimum. Everything that requires human labor is stratospherically expensive.<p>- Politics: Even though the writer is ostensibly of a similar persuasion as most Bay Area residents (left-leaning liberal), the actual policies and attitudes of Bay Area residents are heavily arrogant, technocratic, plutocratic and short-sighted.<p>All of the observations ring true. But the overall impression I got was that the author really did not or could not change himself, and expected something the Bay Area never offered in reality.