Gothamist: Go West, Young Anil

Steve

Mon, 24 May 2004 01:30:06 -0500

Six Apart is not the only tech/software company that does not have a NYC office. NYC doesn't have any actual brainpower left, it's a city being taken over by wanna-be celebrity types who open restaurants, nightclubs, hotels, etc in order to gain some type of notoriety. Even the financial industry has been consumed by this, given the growth of hedge funds, which have pathethic returns but are construed of as "sexy" investment alternatives and allow the managers to gain some fame. The real talent are in places like the Valley, Redmond, Austin, etc., where there is the support of a strong research institution or innovative corporate culture - the focus is still on money for these companies, but in the process they are changing the world. Lets face it, the money these days is in knowledge, and NYC ain't got a whole lot of it. These restaurants, hotels and nightclubs will eventually crash because the businesses just won't be there to support them. The Goldmans and Morgans should just pack up and move West to provide better services to their real, and sustainable, clients. (Oh, and I'm in NY btw, so this is not the view of a West Coaster)

sac

Fri, 21 May 2004 13:50:24 -0500

The great blog migration begins. I pegged Anil as a real human early on. Soon, NYC will be a ghost town. What am I talking about!? It already is. Those aren't cicadas you hear, those are crickets in the streets of NY. The West is the Best...

an admirer

Fri, 21 May 2004 10:03:09 -0500

Anil will be sadly missed from the streets of NY. He is just one hot hunk of a man. Yes, Alaina, BEWARE!

One

Fri, 21 May 2004 09:05:21 -0500

Sheesh, relax folks, if you can't take any blog with a grain of salt you really need to have a drink before you surf (to complete the mixed metaphor, make it a margarita.)

Anil

Thu, 20 May 2004 23:17:24 -0500

Eh, Jackson doesn't know what he/she is talking about. NYC's the best in the world for food, I love having seasons, I don't much care about mayors (though Newsom's done some great stuff) and I *prefer* friends who'd kick my ass. But thta's why I know I'm coming back to New York.

Gina

Thu, 20 May 2004 22:54:06 -0500

can't blame post-a for missing the sarcasm... it'd be a first on this site. sorry, guys, but what makes you lovable and harmless, and thus tremendously popular, is the LACK OF SARCASM and your willingness to go soft and gooey on everybody. it's as safe as it gets over here and that's no criticism. it's just brand image, or isn't it? can you truly stay this "unangry" for real about EVERYTHING while living in NYC? it's either a branding thing or you're just the only NYers who sound like Californians. Or maybe jen's sweet nature is contageous... anyway, it may very well have been sarcarsm there on the post but you still managed to sound earnest as ever and slip in the in-crowd links. Now you are acting like real New Yorkers, at least real New York bloggers, which, in that circle, apparently is the same thing. A city of 25! Yeah!!!

Donald

Thu, 20 May 2004 22:31:01 -0500

Jackson

Thu, 20 May 2004 18:42:46 -0500

Maybe he wants to eat in the best restaurant city in the world, enjoy mild weather year-round and have some friends that wouldn't crush him like a soda can if it meant getting ahead in any way. Maybe he doesn't want to live under a repressive little tyrant with a Napoleon complex for a mayor. Maybe he wants to be surrounded by the most technologically savvy people in the world. Or maybe he wants to be mere minutes from some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. I know, sounds crazy, doesn't it? -Happy to be out of NYC, suckas.

jake

Thu, 20 May 2004 18:37:50 -0500

yeah- and the bigger blogs will have to pay a lot more than that, but in general, i think they'll get their pricing right.

witz

Thu, 20 May 2004 18:35:02 -0500

MT 3.0 is a TAD overpriced (even at the "discount" price of $69), but it's still a pretty small price to pay considering how wonderful MT is.

jake

Thu, 20 May 2004 18:35:00 -0500

i think it was jason or anil who said all sarcasm should be put in tags, so idiots don't get confused. as in, Post-A, you can swing on my nutsack.

Standard Deviance

Thu, 20 May 2004 18:32:55 -0500

Um, me thinks Gothamist was intentionally being self-important. Everybody say it with me: SAR-CAS-M. Obviously it went over Post-A's head.

Post-A

Thu, 20 May 2004 18:09:09 -0500

Mabye he's moving away from NYC to get away from self-important NYC blogger douchebags.