Indeed. But we're discussing this here, with the audience you describe making up nearly all of us, so I didn't feel the need to add that caveat.
So yeah, go us. Our gig gets better over time, while it appears that others don't.
So yeah, go us. Our gig gets better over time, while it appears that others don't.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3298905
People 35 and over, are somewhat likely to have families and find it difficult to relocate.
There are a lot of places where you get a job in this industry faster than you can say "Software Engineer", so it's definitely not only a Bay Area thing. NY/Berlin/London are just as bad from personal experience and as a rough estimate every city above 1mil population, is probably not too different.
From your list that leaves Berlin.
Few other towns have the density and variety of startups that the Bay Area has to be honest.
This is about ease of finding a job in the field, and startups are not the only employers there.
Saying things like "embrace no job security" is something most people simply cannot afford to do.