Trouble is that San Francisco is a terrible place, geographically, for a large and ever-expanding industry. It&#x27;s a tiny sliver of land on the end of a peninsula. There&#x27;s only three roads out of town and no room to expand. Austin is much more suitable, it&#x27;s surrounded by nothing on all sides.<p>Sooner or later the global hub of the computer industry has to shift away from San Francisco to somewhere there&#x27;s actually some goddamn space. That time is now, as evidenced by the ridiculous prices, which are pushing people out. This is a good and natural stage of the process.<p>The only question is whether we destroy one of the few genuinely pleasant cities in North America trying to hold on for another decade.<p>Sigh. It seems that every time I say something counter-circlejerklical, I take a karma hit which prevents me from posting for hours. &quot;You&#x27;re submitting too fast. Please slow down.&quot;