Agreed. Part of this, IMO, also has to do with the fact that the capital in the Bay is very concentrated and often excessive. In other words, most of what gets done out there could get done better, for less, elsewhere, but there's a cultural tick in the community that makes the fast-and-loose approach almost obligatory. Anecdotally, this tick seems to be diminishing, which I attribute to changing attitudes about wealth accumulation and the fact that a lot of people would rather make a comfortable living doing something cool/useful than chase a dragon/ride a unicorn.
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Agreed. Part of this, IMO, also has to do with the fact that the capital in the Bay is very concentrated and often excessive. In other words, most of what gets done out there could get done better, for less, elsewhere, but there's a cultural tick in the community that makes the fast-and-loose approach almost obligatory. Anecdotally, this tick seems to be diminishing, which I attribute to changing attitudes about wealth accumulation and the fact that a lot of people would rather make a comfortable living doing something cool/useful than chase a dragon/ride a unicorn.