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  1. Comment on How bad is it to live in San Francisco? in ~talk

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    San Francisco can be a difficult city to live in because the level of competition is higher there than just about anywhere in the world. It has the highest number of doctorates per capita in the...

    San Francisco can be a difficult city to live in because the level of competition is higher there than just about anywhere in the world. It has the highest number of doctorates per capita in the country, as an interesting metric. A lot of people go and can't make it, and become bitter. It's sort of like people who go to Hollywood and become bitter because they couldn't get an acting role. Does this mean that Hollywood is bad? Not really.

    There's also the thing where so many people just want that white picket fence and the suburban experience, which you cannot have there because it's so dense. So they spend 10 years working in industry, save a bunch of money, and buy a McMansion in Texas. That sort of person will also give you a bad time about San Francisco.

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  2. Comment on What have your experiences been with losing interest in video games as you get older? in ~games

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    For me, the hard part is that I have seen a lot of stuff already. Take Hollow Knight--it's an amazing game, but there have been lots of Metroidvania over the years. It's fun and all, but it...

    For me, the hard part is that I have seen a lot of stuff already. Take Hollow Knight--it's an amazing game, but there have been lots of Metroidvania over the years. It's fun and all, but it doesn't scratch an itch because that itch was scratched years ago.

  3. Comment on Netflix subscriptions jump as US password-sharing crackdown begins in ~tv

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    I get Netflix free with my cell phone plan, so I have no reason to ever cancel it. We primarily watch Japanese and Korean series. There's a whole world that the average Westerner has never seen....

    I get Netflix free with my cell phone plan, so I have no reason to ever cancel it. We primarily watch Japanese and Korean series. There's a whole world that the average Westerner has never seen. If you're willing to break outside your usual mold, there's a TON of content on there.

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  4. Comment on Netflix subscriptions jump as US password-sharing crackdown begins in ~tv

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    LOL all those meme followers chanting how much they hate NetFlix were really just full of hubris and hot air.

    LOL all those meme followers chanting how much they hate NetFlix were really just full of hubris and hot air.

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