It&#x27;s easy to complain about zoning, tax policies, NIMBY-ism, lack of investment in public transit, etc. etc. But the reality is that you could turn all sorts of dials to increase the supply of available housing over the course of years and decades and you&#x27;d <i>still</i> have a situation where not everyone could live in an affordable condo&#x2F;apartment in whatever $TRENDY_CITY.<p>I suspect that the current concentration of certain sectors of the tech industry in the Bay area is just unsustainable. There&#x27;s an upper limit to how much companies can afford to pay for employees relative to other areas, how much employees can afford to pay for housing, and how long commutes they&#x27;ll tolerate.