Founder's SF loop: return, comparison, burnout, leave — repeated five times
Zachly · x · 2026-10-13
A founder details his toxic relationship with San Francisco, a cycle he's repeated five times: return excitement → comparison and competition with other founders → overwork and burnout → leaving, recovering, then missing the city. His plan for a sustainable 2027 return (better neighborhood, slower pace, health, a dog) comes with the honest admission he'll probably rage-quit again in 2028.
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