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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. (www.businessinsider.com)

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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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[-] protist@mander.xyz 77 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"Where ambition goes to die" has been an unofficial motto here in Austin for decades. We're too busy enjoying our lives to be bothered overworking ourselves. Guys like this dude have been trying hard to ruin the vibe recently, and he's welcome to return from whence he came so we can keep chiling

[-] _wizard@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago

Lived there for a decade. Moved to NC this past July. Getting out of the state was the best thing I could have done.

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