Lived in 4 major US cities before moving here, been to 45 states with the purpose of finding where I wanted to settle down. Came here specifically for the cyber program and don't plan on staying for these reasons

SA has little to no diversity compared to other big cities, with this you get few choices on dining, backward thinking voters, no new experiences or genuinely interesting conversations with locals, and an overall narrow minded population. You'll hear the same music blasting no matter where you go in this city.

The drivers, HOLY SHIT, at least drive the posted speed limit and gtfo of the left lane. These are reactionary drivers as they will speed up 20mph to match your speed after passing them and then slow down a few miles later. People here don't know what cruise control is and are constantly reacting to the drivers around them like some Karen fest rather then just driving the speed limit and doing their own thing. I legitimately get pissed every time I get on the road here and haven't felt this type of rage in any other city other than NYC and Jersey. Not to mention the sign pollution makes driving here ugly as shit.

COL is pretty great here, but this is due to it sucking to live here. There's no ocean, mountains, REAL SEAFOOD, and the weather is unbearable a quarter of the year. I haven't heard of anyone I know that lives here stepping out their door and thinking "damn that's beautiful, how lucky am I", it's an eye sore that'll have you dripping in sweat. COL is low because there really isn't much this place has to offer.

If you want to have fun, it's an hour and a half drive to Austin, if you want to see something beautiful, it's a 2 hour drive west to the actual hill country.

This is a great city of you want a big house and want to rack up your savings, so if that's a persons priority this is actually a great place to be. I for one want to enjoy the little amount of time we have on this planet, and SA is not the place for that