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'Where ambition goes to die': These tech workers flocked to Austin during the pandemic. Now they're desperate to get out.::Drawn by the promise of an emerging tech hub, some tech workers who flocked to Austin found a middling tech scene, subpar culture, and scorching heat.

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[–] reddig33 32 points 2 years ago (8 children)

He is right about it being scorching hot tho. It’s starting to feel like I’m living in Palm Springs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (7 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

Maybe, but it's only ever going to get worse. All of Texas and most of the west as a whole are going to be unlivable soon.

The smart people are leaving now. Anyone who isn't is going to be fucked when it becomes a genuine refugee crisis.

[–] jumperalex 4 points 2 years ago

Yup. I had a rental condo in Vegas I sold after 20 years because I read the writing on the wall. And Vegas is doing an amazing job of preparing for water issues.

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