David Byrne’s section from his book “Bicycle Diaries” about San Francisco captivated my interests about the city. I grew up here in the Bay Area, Pleasant Hill, which is in the East Bay. Growing up 40 minutes away from San Francisco, I’ve always loved visiting the city by the bay. Going to college here is super exciting too.
Byrne mentions how San Francisco has experienced the dot-com boom a few decades ago where “investors were lining up to throw money at every geek with a vague idea, a pitch, and some programming skill.” He then refers to how San Francisco is becoming gentrified, as a result of the tech-boom rooting from Silicon Valley – the tech boom we are currently facing. This relates to me because I hope to graduate college at USF with a degree in computer science and integrate myself into such tech boom.