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Hugh pulled this quote off Paul Kedrosky’s blog today.
No sane adult moves to the Bay Area for lifestyle; they move there because they think they can make money. So, while I think it’s nice people like to ski, hike, bike, climb, surf, and golf, I don’t care. I want people who are greedy , competive bastards who would move to Fargo in January to make money, and who don’t know any other way to work than hard. The rest of it is a distraction.
Reminds me of the LA vs. New York debate. Link.
Speaking of quality of life:
Two decades after the federal government effectively blocked construction of a subway to Los Angeles’ Westside, Congress, at the urging of Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Los Angeles), is expected to repeal a ban on tunneling through West Los Angeles, a key step in Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s drive to bring the Red Line from its current Mid-Wilshire terminus to the sea.
UPDATE:“Lifestyle” is dead. Welcome to the Neo-Puritan World Order. Say goodbye to your expensive “Real Life” with all the “shopping, beaches, cocktail parties, vacuous conversations etc.”