Personally I think the ideal would be to have a big property in the countryside like 1 hour outside a big city.
Ask HN: What's your ideal city in a 100% remote world?
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#82I've always thought Vancouver, BC would be a nice spot but, it's quite expensive.
Remote worker and Vancouver resident here. Vancouver is the second most expensive city in the world, measured by cost of living to prevailing wage. Only Hong Kong scores higher.
If, like me, you work in tech with American funding, it's conceivable to have a "normal" life in the downtown core, including buying property. But everyone else is fleeing the downtown core, the Greater Vancouver Area, or even the entire province.
Anecdote: I know an arts administrator who moved to semi-rural Nova Scotia. She went from barely being able to afford a basement apartment to buying a pretty large house. It's pretty weird to imagine arts administration even being possible from a town in nowheresville... but the pandemic has created strange situations. She just flies into cities when she has an actual event or performance to manage.
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#83I've been thinking about this a lot. My criteria: - Warm winters - Sunny (>200 avg. sunny days) - Good music scene - Good tech scene (for meeting other founders) - Beautiful nature nearby - Reasonable cost of living - In the US Based on these criteria, I think I've landed on Austin, Texas as the best option. Here are other places I considered, though: - California: L.A. or San Francisco would honestly be my top choic…
Denver winters aren’t that bad, which I found a pleasant surprise after moving here.
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#84Somewhere in Croatia. Good weather, good food, good internet.
If you can get line of sight, from a hill-top chalet on one of the many islands, to a cell tower: Croatia is fantastic. Fishing, sailing, people with a big sense of humour.
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#85I've been thinking about this a lot. My criteria: - Warm winters - Sunny (>200 avg. sunny days) - Good music scene - Good tech scene (for meeting other founders) - Beautiful nature nearby - Reasonable cost of living - In the US Based on these criteria, I think I've landed on Austin, Texas as the best option. Here are other places I considered, though: - California: L.A. or San Francisco would honestly be my top choic…
Denver winters aren’t that bad, which I found a pleasant surprise after moving here.
Interesting—it sounds like I may have overestimated how cold it gets there. Basically I'm looking for a climate that is noticeably warmer in than the winter than my current location, Indianapolis.
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#86I'm happy where I live now. Bangi, Malaysia. Great food, and it's cheap enough to eat at a restaurant every day. Everything from the humble fried rice to wagyu steak.
It's next to Putrajaya which has some amazing parks, whether it's skate parks or just picnic spots. Weather is great. Lots of beautiful people. About half an hour's drive from a cinema or major mall, but that's not too bad.
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#87Has anyone heard Chattanooga TN is cool?
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#88Chicago. Friendly people , cheap housing, great public transportation. Tons of things to do. No visa issues, it's much easier to move cities they countries.
I love Chicago, but where are you finding cheap housing? Genuinely interested what areas.
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#89I've always thought Vancouver, BC would be a nice spot but, it's quite expensive.
Vancouver BC is magical and (IMO) one of the most beautiful cities in the world. In July & August, hands down the most beautiful place in the world, but still, 8 months of the year it's dark, wet and cold. If you're passionate about getting into the mountains or on the water and you can tolerate the rain, it's a wonderful place. Lots of wealthy people in Vancouver own boats to go sailing in the summer and a condo in…
> Vancouver is expensive if you're working for a local company & paid in CAD
What explains such depressed wages for local developers? Aren't local companies interested in competing?
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#90If I can work from anywhere in the world, why in all flying hells would I work from a city?
For me personally, quality of life. No need for a car, I love theatre and as a kid I had to commute two hours to get to the next chess club because I lived in the middle of nowhere.
Theater can be live-streamed. You can play chess online with anyone in the world. Why would you need to live in a city to enjoy these experiences?