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Airbnb will build a new tech hub in Atlanta

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140 points 7d7n | 2 comments | 18 Feb 21 16:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.783s | source
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softwaredoug ◴[18 Feb 21 16:48 UTC] No.26182135[source]▶
I have wondered if with a flight from Silicon Valley/NYC during the pandemic, if there would be an explicit focus on convincing people from blue(democrat)-areas to move to political flippable/purple(competitive) states like Arizona, Georgia, Texas. So when I see "move to Atlanta" it makes me wonder if companies, with their progressive employees, might even make this an explicit strategy. If anything for long term political stability in the US, which helps business...
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1. jeffbee ◴[18 Feb 21 17:46 UTC] No.26183009[source]▶
"flight" from the SF Bay Area radically overstated: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/People-are-leavi...
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2. rconti ◴[18 Feb 21 18:20 UTC] No.26183447[source]▶
Yeah, home transaction values across CA during the pandemic are accelerating faster than the nation as a whole.