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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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reversebananimals@lemmy.world
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Actual headline: “One guy regrets moving to Austin.”

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SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world
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It is like a desperate journalist who sees one comment on Twitter and reports “People say ____”

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zabadoh@lemmy.ml
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Insider spoke to six workers in tech who recently left Austin or are trying to relocate …

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Toribor@corndog.social
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Journalism I guess. Would you say that he ‘slammed’ Austin?

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reversebananimals@lemmy.world
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There’s good journalism out there. None of it is published in Business Insider though. Not sure why we’re posting these kinds of links on Lemmy

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