Everyone has an opinion about San Francisco. Most of them are wrong, or at least, incomplete. mateus fernandes I moved here almost two years ago after leaving Toronto, and yes, the rent is real, the taxes are real, and I won't pretend otherwise. But the question I actually asked myself wasn't "how much does it cost to live here" — it was "what is the cost of not being here."
In this video I break down why I ended up in SF instead of New jesús sánchez York, what the culture here actually feels like to operate inside every day, and what I genuinely miss about Toronto that SF just doesn't have. This isn't a love letter to California. It's an honest look at what it means to choose a city strategically, and what you actually give up when you do.
If you've ever wondered why ambitious people keep voluntarily moving to the most expensive city in America, this one's for bethesda you.
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