I would be very much in favour of shifting the epicentre of the EA community to the East coast (Boston, NYC, and DC in particular), at least for the next 10 years. There are lots of good reasons for this:
It is geographically in the middle of the UK, Bay Area, Bahamas, and accessible from Africa and most of the Middle East.
Boston is a bio hub, and DC is important for Policy.
Over 100 EAs live in NYC, whilst another 150+ live in Boston and DC
There are likely to be 200+ seats of dedicated EA coworking spaces in NYC and Boston within the next 8 months.
Boston and DC have lower (but still globally exorbitant) costs of living compared to the Bay Area.
Boston, NYC, and DC are global cultural hubs and have lots of great restaurants, museums, concerts, and natural attractions.
There are many more extremely good universities in Boston, NYC, and DC than the Bay Area.
I would be very much in favour of shifting the epicentre of the EA community to the East coast (Boston, NYC, and DC in particular), at least for the next 10 years. There are lots of good reasons for this:
It is geographically in the middle of the UK, Bay Area, Bahamas, and accessible from Africa and most of the Middle East.
Boston is a bio hub, and DC is important for Policy.
Over 100 EAs live in NYC, whilst another 150+ live in Boston and DC
There are likely to be 200+ seats of dedicated EA coworking spaces in NYC and Boston within the next 8 months.
Boston and DC have lower (but still globally exorbitant) costs of living compared to the Bay Area.
Boston, NYC, and DC are global cultural hubs and have lots of great restaurants, museums, concerts, and natural attractions.
There are many more extremely good universities in Boston, NYC, and DC than the Bay Area.