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Ask HN: Newly Remote Workers – Where Are You Moving?

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Re: Ask HN: Newly Remote Workers – Where Are You Moving?

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Post by pb7 »

2data222 wrote: post #182

Newly remote here. I'm a "Sr. BI Programmer Analyst" working in Walnut Creek, CA paying about $2,700/month for an apartment. I plan to move to Pittsburgh, PA and move in with my little brother into his newly purchased house where I'll make more money due to much lower state income tax and rent that will fairly be about a third of what I pay now. The motivating factors for me are money and family (though I would argue…

4.5-6% (depends whether you’re within city limits or not) flat tax between state and local is not much different than CA’s progressive (but stupid high) tax, especially for incomes in the low hundreds.

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Post by mtnGoat »

funfunfunction wrote: post #82
client4 wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Montana has terrible internet, no local tech jobs, and is below zero for weeks in the winter. I recommend Colorado.

ClassPass HQ is in Missoula. Bozeman has fiber internet and a good sized tech community that’s growing by the day. Plus Montana’s outdoor rec access is a great complement to sitting on your computer all day.

I've considered Montana a few times, but flights are such a pain. I'm at a regional airport that only flies to Seattle currently and it's annoying as heck. Montana seems worse, almost no direct flights to anywhere I go frequently.

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Post by closeparen »

pb7 wrote: post #209
wasdfff wrote: post #194

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It seems the people making out most are the ones moving back in with their parents. Rent free and social interaction.

I don’t think social interaction with parents is what young people are after.

Social interaction outside one’s household is banned and will remain banned for a long time. You could meet people illicitly but I’d expect a selection bias against conscientiousness in the pool of people up for meeting strangers right now. That doesn’t bode well for stable relationships.

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Post by Bedon292 »

arxv33 wrote: post #23
Bedon292 wrote: post #20

If it were just me and I could go anywhere: In US, I would get somewhere with a lot of land. Montana, ND, Wyoming, something like that. Outside US, Probably Norway for a while. Would also love to try out New Zeland or SE Asia.

Curious why Norway? Which city?

Family history, my name (first middle and last) is Norwegian, and I can trace back my father's side to the Kvinnherad municipality. Bergen is the closest big city there I think. I guess I want to find more about my history. And its a beautiful country.

Re: Ask HN: Newly Remote Workers – Where Are You Moving?

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Post by Bedon292 »

plessthanpt05 wrote: post #33
Bedon292 wrote: post #20

If it were just me and I could go anywhere: In US, I would get somewhere with a lot of land. Montana, ND, Wyoming, something like that. Outside US, Probably Norway for a while. Would also love to try out New Zeland or SE Asia.

Montana, ND and Wyoming are pretty seriously different than Norway or New Zealand.

If I am staying in the US, want somewhere with a lot of land and outdoors. With a real winter. And affordable prices so that's just geographically what fits the bill. Norway is for family history, and New Zealand is probably mostly appealing because of how well they have handled the current situation.

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Post by Bedon292 »

client4 wrote: post #104
funfunfunction wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ClassPass HQ is in Missoula. Bozeman has fiber internet and a good sized tech community that’s growing by the day. Plus Montana’s outdoor rec access is a great complement to sitting on your computer all day.

Sssssshhhh. Giant bears roam the streets and everyone walks around with guns.

Is that supposed to scare me off? It doesn't.

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Post by pb7 »

closeparen wrote: post #213
pb7 wrote: post #209

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don’t think social interaction with parents is what young people are after.

Social interaction outside one’s household is banned and will remain banned for a long time. You could meet people illicitly but I’d expect a selection bias against conscientiousness in the pool of people up for meeting strangers right now. That doesn’t bode well for stable relationships.

What area are you in where you're not allowed to meet your friends? It's not banned where I am. You're just supposed to wear a mask and maintain distance.

Re: Ask HN: Newly Remote Workers – Where Are You Moving?

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Post by Symbiote »

closeparen wrote: post #213
pb7 wrote: post #209

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don’t think social interaction with parents is what young people are after.

Social interaction outside one’s household is banned and will remain banned for a long time. You could meet people illicitly but I’d expect a selection bias against conscientiousness in the pool of people up for meeting strangers right now. That doesn’t bode well for stable relationships.

Depends entirely on where you live.

In Denmark, private meeting has never been banned, and public meeting was limited to 10 at the strictest point.

Re: Ask HN: Newly Remote Workers – Where Are You Moving?

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Post by closeparen »

pb7 wrote: post #217
closeparen wrote: post #213

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Social interaction outside one’s household is banned and will remain banned for a long time. You could meet people illicitly but I’d expect a selection bias against conscientiousness in the pool of people up for meeting strangers right now. That doesn’t bode well for stable relationships.

What area are you in where you're not allowed to meet your friends? It's not banned where I am. You're just supposed to wear a mask and maintain distance.

San Francisco. Some outdoors activities are permitted if you wear a mask and maintain distance from other groups, but within your group it's only supposed to be members of your own household.

Obviously no one is going to check whether a couple is actually cohabitating or whether a group of friends are actually roommates. Compliance is low. But that's why this mess is dragging on forever.

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Post by triyambakam »

krageon wrote: post #149
triyambakam wrote: post #72

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I live in Hawaii. I've found that even though most companies are used to working across Pacific through Eastern time zones, they still want me to be online earlier, even though they don't expect someone in California to be online for an East coast morning. It feels unfair. And you're right, it's definitely a tech wasteland here. And the predominant culture of locals and hippies is anti-intellectual. But it's great to…

> anti-intellectual What does this mean to you?

It means people don't value curiosity, don't care for science or anything that requires intellectual rigor. You'll never be able to host any kind of technical meetup here, no one would care to come. At least on the outer islands, maybe in Honolulu on O'ahu you could.
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