'Where ambition goes to die': These tech workers flocked to Austin during the pandemic. Now they're desperate to get out.

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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.
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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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I’ve never lived in Austin but it was very underwhelming to visit. It’s hard to fathom why people would choose to live there over CA. Just look at the quality of life metrics. And it’s not even affordable to live there.

Good BBQ though.