Interesting, makes a lot of sense to me as far as pricing too. However, I feel the video demonstration could greatly improve in terms of explaining and enthusiasm. It's super cool though and presentations/demos should showcase the full potential!
I feel SF is just difficult to live in for people not making ridiculous tech salaries or have enough wealth to afford it there. You can enjoy life in any city if you make 100k+, and some people that do will still complain about being poor ...