Who’d quit Madison Ave life for Silicon Valley life given the opportunity?

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Sillicon valley is great if u love transients and drifters and suburbia. The weekends last forever because it's so insanely boring outside SF.

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Also - have fun riding the Apple bus 3 hours each way while hobos throw rocks at u

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If you have any kind of creative ambition, not sure it’s worth it.

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Already did. Never looking back.

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I would. Legal weed, beaches, forests, hills... what’s not to love?

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In a f*cking heartbeat.

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Already did

Just did. *Only* (and it’s a big only) downside is leaving NY.

To clarify for all newcomers to this post, my previous comments were in response to some strategy director who’s comments seemed to have disappeared from this thread.

Yup, did that.

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