SF was the greatest city in the US. Micro climates, landscapes, bike to Sausalito. Anyone with a brain who lived in SF was politically radicalized to the right. Democrats took paradise and turned it into an open air dump and drug market.
2010s version (god I’m old)
SF is a wild place. Get an apartment in Hayes Valley or the Mission with your friends in a charming but rundown Victorian. Commute to your startup job in the Peninsula (via shuttle once you raise enough) where it’s 10-15 degrees warmer. Make way less than your college friends in finance but love every second of it. Work late and then go dancing at the Starlight Lounge on Wednesday nights. Weekends at Dolores Park. One or two perfect beach days per year. Your job is your identity and your coworkers are your closest friends. It’s messy and magical. The little startup you joined eventually goes public (that actually happens?!) and you can’t believe your luck. How do you keep doing this forever?