Does anyone living in the Bay Area but not in SF (I'm in SJ) feel disconnected from the city life and colleagues who live in the city? The "social commute" is just so discouraging and expensive 😓.

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I’m in SJ, and hate commuting to SF. I’d never commute there for “social” reasons. There’s plenty to do within 10 miles of my house

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Where do you normally go?

I moved from a large city to SJ, my whole practice is elsewhere and not in bay area and I'm okay. It means sometimes going to late dinners even when I'm exhausted. I get luxury of remote weeks which is awesome from my project.

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I do the commute every other weekend or so, to find a balance of feeling connected while not wasting my time in the car

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