Anyone left Toronto for Silicon Valley? What were the pros and cons. I already got a tech job making 400k but an opportunity to move came up but not sure if the valley is where I want to be.

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I’d way rather make 400k in Toronto than move out there and try to make more.

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Leftist woke homeless shithole. Avoid

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I would stay in Canada for a lot lower than 400k

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What do you do?

Making the move now. SV seems too boring for me so I'm moving to SF and doing the commute whenever needed instead.

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