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comment by OftenBen

The web will see a culling.

Weak bloodlines will not survive the winter.





mk  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hubski can survive with beef jerky and a sharp rock.

thenewgreen  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wait, there's beef jerky? You've been holding out

mk  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Throw me the rock, I'll throw you the jerky.

byonic  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If you have the rock you can take the jerky

user-inactivated  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've made my own jerky, and my own bacon. I could survive on bacon and water and not complain at all!

kleinbl00  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Have another $50 anyway.

beezneez  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, where can we donate again? I've got to get down on that.

steve  ·  3123 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Everyone needs to get down on that!

coffeesp00ns  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

winter is coming.

user-inactivated  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

There is going to be a flood of people to the middle of the country when the dot-bomb-2.0 goes off. It's going to be ugly.

kleinbl00  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don't think so.

1) It's expensive to move.

2) There won't be any more jobs for coders in the midwest than there are now.

3) When the fires stoke again, they will again stoke in Silicon Valley.

user-inactivated  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think to expand on 2, even if a lot of these people lose their jobs, they might want to stay put for a minute or two. I'd figure, once things turn around, companies might be more likely to start good jobs back up where the talent pool is. If people leave, they run the risk of losing out on those good jobs if and when they come back.

user-inactivated  ·  3124 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    It's going to be ugly.

I don't wish misfortune on the people it's going to be hard on, but I'd welcome Silicon Valley not being the center of the techy world.