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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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[–] 6 points 3 years ago*

Yeah I was in Houston for a couple of years, it isn't a red state, it's a non voting state. Republicans have convinced some people that Democrats are as bad as them so it isn't worth voting.

Plus, gerrymandering. I was in Crenshaw's district and dear God it was a creative shape.

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