‘Where ambition goes to die’: These tech workers flocked to Austin during the pandemic. Now they’re desperate to get out.::Drawn by the promise of an emerging tech hub, some tech workers who flocked to Austin found a middling tech scene, subpar culture, and scorching heat.

  • soren446@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Besides the “superiority complex”, what’s the issue with someone moving to a city for work when they don’t have a connection to it yet? Sometimes you take what you can get when you graduate from college or get placed in a city without much of a choice by your employer.

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      1 year ago

      Nothing wrong with that at all. That’s not who I’m referring to. A bunch of mid-tier hustlers decided to move to Austin all at once, assuming that they could just show up with a dumb idea with a cringe name and that they would be showered with VC money. If you are young, just graduated college, and are trying to build a solid network that will last you a lifetime, Austin is a great choice. As with anything long lasting, it’s not done overnight. A lot of these guys were looking for get rich quick cons and that doesn’t do well in Austin.

      Austin is a wonderful town to eat, drink, fuck, work hard, and make true friends. Not so good for snakes.