I don’t know. If I were young and single and fresh out of college with a six figure job offer at a San Francisco company, I would consider this, at least until I got my footing.
Sure, it might suck, but I could put up with a lot of suck in order to be able to pocket that much spare cash.
The final word of their post was move.
My response addresses a reason why you would choose not to move.
Besides, I have family that live in a low cost of living area and the downside of living in a low cost of living area is that the jobs aren’t there.
Sure, a family of three can live on 45,000 a year in rural Alabama, with a stay-at-home parent, but it’s not going to be a fun time.