Coming to the bay to live far from SF? What's the point?
> All of that can be done by car much faster than public transportation ever could.
driving? eww
I don't regret a second of living 5 years in NYC. And I still have one friend there who, 15 years later, still lives that same life of partying until 2am, fancy restaurants, and whatnot. It sounds very exhausting.
The vast majority of my friends back then have moved to the suburbs. Good schools for kids, a nice house in a quiet neighborhood with a garage for the minivan to drive those kids to cross country meets during the week or to go camping during the weekend in the summer and ski in the winter.
The point of living in the Bay Area but not in SF is that I can have a nice house with a large garage for my hobbies: the fumes of a laser cutter or the noise of a table saw wouldn't go well in a tiny apartment. Or that I can live close to some of the best semiconductor companies in the world, something that's not even available in SF. That, if needed, there are tons of similar companies in a radius of a few miles. Or that I can drive 15min to my local park for 45min of mountain biking in the morning and still arrive at work before 9:30am. Or the weather: I still occasionally forget a warm sweater when I go to SF in the summer.
Have you considered that people in their early thirties might have different priorities in life than those who are 50? Maybe you should?
1. Most of the BigCos are in the south bay and riding a bus an hour+ gets old after a while. 2. I'm guessing you don't have kids?
Why the distaste to driving? It could be cheaper long-term, more accessible, and more supportive of a family life.
And yet it's the reality for the vast majority of the people out there. Something to keep in mind when throwing around 'eww, driving's.