I can't help but think to myself "how does this person live here?" whenever I interact with a service worker in SF, particularly one that doesn't appear to be in school. It's not a healthy reflex but I have to admit I have that thought all the time.
But why (serious question)? Other than A) Growing up there and B) Silicon Valley bragging rights the city does not seem to have much going for it. Yet, people still live there and pay a hefty price to do-so.
Cities aren't for everybody. Some people really want green spaces and SF doesn't really offer much there but to think that there are no benefits is just wrong.
Time mostly goes to sleep, work, family, etc.
Not for much longer, the way things are going.
The house I share was bought for $30,000 in the early 1980s, paid for by a single uneducated emigrient worker.