The problem is that there is not nearly as many good jobs in the rural areas, and most of the good jobs in tech related fields are moving employees back to the office, which means forcing people to work in big cities.
I realize it’s a bit of a chicken and egg problem. Business go where the workers are and workers go where the businesses are. But there is no reason tech has to be done in Silicon Valley. Any city in the country could be a tech hub, all it takes is for a successful tech company to put down roots there, and with the way things are going people shouldn’t need to be at a “tech company” to have a job in tech. And there are also other jobs that people can make a living at.
People moved to California, because that’s where the jobs are, but the jobs could just as easily be somewhere else if a company chooses to set up shop there, and use a low cost of living as a selling point. During the Industrial Revolution people moved to the rust belt for jobs. People have been moving based on available jobs for as long as there have been jobs. If these coastal mega cities are no longer viable due to housing prices. It’s time for another migration. And if people do think climate change is going to be a major issue in their lifetime, why not move now while it’s cheap and lock down a house?
Just because a city isn’t as big as LA or NYC doesn’t mean it’s rural. Chicago, Philadelphia, Columbus, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Denver, Oklahoma City, and Nashville are all bigger than Portland, which seems to be an area people have no problem moving. All except the last 3 are bigger than Seattle, which is big enough for Amazon, and Microsoft is not far away.
People went to California because of the gold rush. They quite literally went there in hopes of getting rich. Then they went there for Hollywood, which was again chasing fortune and fame. Then for tech, which was the gold rush of modern times. California became the symbol for the American dream, which has become harder and harder to achieve in California due to the cost of living ballooning out of control.
Without the gold rush bringing the initial people there, it’s unlikely Southern California would be much today, as it’s not really setup to support a large population, due to a lack of fresh water. What it has now is a result of humans forcing it there, which has not been great for the areas it was taken from. And California has to deal with water rationing and things of that nature as a result.
There are a lot of beautiful places in the world, most of them are nothing more than tourist destinations, because there aren’t any jobs there, outside of tourism.
I’ve been to Cali a few times. Traffic, housing, and natural disasters aren’t things I want to deal with regularly. I’ll visit, but that’s about it. Of the places I’ve been, it’s not at the top of my list of places to go back to.
The problem is that there is not nearly as many good jobs in the rural areas, and most of the good jobs in tech related fields are moving employees back to the office, which means forcing people to work in big cities.
I realize it’s a bit of a chicken and egg problem. Business go where the workers are and workers go where the businesses are. But there is no reason tech has to be done in Silicon Valley. Any city in the country could be a tech hub, all it takes is for a successful tech company to put down roots there, and with the way things are going people shouldn’t need to be at a “tech company” to have a job in tech. And there are also other jobs that people can make a living at.
People moved to California, because that’s where the jobs are, but the jobs could just as easily be somewhere else if a company chooses to set up shop there, and use a low cost of living as a selling point. During the Industrial Revolution people moved to the rust belt for jobs. People have been moving based on available jobs for as long as there have been jobs. If these coastal mega cities are no longer viable due to housing prices. It’s time for another migration. And if people do think climate change is going to be a major issue in their lifetime, why not move now while it’s cheap and lock down a house?
Just because a city isn’t as big as LA or NYC doesn’t mean it’s rural. Chicago, Philadelphia, Columbus, Charlotte, Indianapolis, Denver, Oklahoma City, and Nashville are all bigger than Portland, which seems to be an area people have no problem moving. All except the last 3 are bigger than Seattle, which is big enough for Amazon, and Microsoft is not far away.
People moved to Cali cuz Cali is awesome and beautiful. Iowa/ Nebraska not so much.
People went to California because of the gold rush. They quite literally went there in hopes of getting rich. Then they went there for Hollywood, which was again chasing fortune and fame. Then for tech, which was the gold rush of modern times. California became the symbol for the American dream, which has become harder and harder to achieve in California due to the cost of living ballooning out of control.
Without the gold rush bringing the initial people there, it’s unlikely Southern California would be much today, as it’s not really setup to support a large population, due to a lack of fresh water. What it has now is a result of humans forcing it there, which has not been great for the areas it was taken from. And California has to deal with water rationing and things of that nature as a result.
There are a lot of beautiful places in the world, most of them are nothing more than tourist destinations, because there aren’t any jobs there, outside of tourism.
But my point is that Ohio is not one of those places…nor is Iowa. They both suck to look at much less the economy.
It sounds like you’ve never been to Cali.
So easy to fall in love with it.
You think if it looked like Nebraska anyone would have stayed after the gold rush??? Lol
I’ve been to Cali a few times. Traffic, housing, and natural disasters aren’t things I want to deal with regularly. I’ll visit, but that’s about it. Of the places I’ve been, it’s not at the top of my list of places to go back to.
As a native Oklahoman, don’t tell people to move to Oklahoma. It’s a shit hole state.