Counterpoint: if everyone stays in SF, progress shrinks to easy, software-only problems
MaxUnfried · x · 2026-08-28
Responding to the claim that anyone in tech should be in SF, the author argues that if everyone clustered there, the cone of progress would be narrow — mostly easy, computer-bound work needing no hardware, since SF has relatively few hardware plays. He's glad other places tackle harder, less sexy problems.
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