As a software developer who has lived in London for a couple of years, this didn't work for me. London was great for having fun but in terms of career it wasn't very interesting. The work atmosphere wasn't great and the problems weren't very interesting. I've found better opportunities in medium-sized cities. Just a personal experience, of course.
Move to the Big City (2018)
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Re: Move to the Big City (2018)
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Are you me? Also in NYC and also dream of a quiet place in Montana. My team has actually had discussions about Montana specifically. What is it about Montana?
NYers flooding MT would be worse than OHians flooding NYC.
Ted Kaczynski did some awful things because of things like a road being built through Montana near his cabin. I don't dare think about what he would have done if a New York people flood came through.
Re: Move to the Big City (2018)
#13This stood out: > So why do I hate to admit this? > Because I love how the internet has made it possible for anyone to get successful, anywhere. I love the idea of living in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nature, yet being connected to the world. > But still, when I look at the facts, it’s impossible to deny. Living in the big city, and being where everything is happening, will help your career the most. Being…
It's a nice idea, and I've thought along the same lines, but having spent some time away from large cities, I've come to think that it would be really boring to be tied down to one cabin in the middle of one nowhere.
There's just so much nature, and it's so varied in it's majesty. You can quickly drive to plenty of remote outdoor areas from NYC; most of New York is basically a huge forest. But you can't drive to see the Grand Canyon without making a big time commitment, much less places on other continents.
Unfortunately, even big RVs have their share of problems, and there is no community to be found on the road. I don't have any good answers, and I don't relish the thought of returning to a large city, but I'm not sure that moving away from them would be the panacea that many people seem to imagine it would be.
Re: Move to the Big City (2018)
#14This stood out: > So why do I hate to admit this? > Because I love how the internet has made it possible for anyone to get successful, anywhere. I love the idea of living in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nature, yet being connected to the world. > But still, when I look at the facts, it’s impossible to deny. Living in the big city, and being where everything is happening, will help your career the most. Being…
> it's a shame remote work isn't quite at that level to completely make physical location irrelevant. Maybe someday.
I worked remotely at Blackbird (https://blackbird.us/) and you could totally do this as a software engineer. It's great. Your can live in a cool place and the only thing you really need is a high speed internet connection.
Re: Move to the Big City (2018)
#15This stood out: > So why do I hate to admit this? > Because I love how the internet has made it possible for anyone to get successful, anywhere. I love the idea of living in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nature, yet being connected to the world. > But still, when I look at the facts, it’s impossible to deny. Living in the big city, and being where everything is happening, will help your career the most. Being…
I’m in western rural oregon, live on acreage in the woods. Also have 1gbps symmetric unmetered static ip’d internet.
What has me wanting to move away is the insane politics in salem, caused by too many people in Portland outnumbering the rest of the state.
Re: Move to the Big City (2018)
#16This stood out: > So why do I hate to admit this? > Because I love how the internet has made it possible for anyone to get successful, anywhere. I love the idea of living in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nature, yet being connected to the world. > But still, when I look at the facts, it’s impossible to deny. Living in the big city, and being where everything is happening, will help your career the most. Being…
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#17This stood out: > So why do I hate to admit this? > Because I love how the internet has made it possible for anyone to get successful, anywhere. I love the idea of living in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nature, yet being connected to the world. > But still, when I look at the facts, it’s impossible to deny. Living in the big city, and being where everything is happening, will help your career the most. Being…
I’m in western rural oregon, live on acreage in the woods. Also have 1gbps symmetric unmetered static ip’d internet. What has me wanting to move away is the insane politics in salem, caused by too many people in Portland outnumbering the rest of the state.
Where in Western rural Oregon has this?
I figured most people in the rural parts were still relying on satelite internet like they were when I lived there. Maybe cable internet in some of the developed suburbs.
Re: Move to the Big City (2018)
#18I’m always very conscious of the selection bias of the people writing these types of articles. They tend to have succeeded in a major city, but as the author says:
> “It’s not casual. It’s not a place for a comfortable work/life balance. It’s fueled by ambition. People go go go.”
What of all those, and they will likely be most people, that don’t thrive in that environment. Are they getting a net benefit moving to a major metro? I really don’t know the answer there. The statistics are messy. All other things being equal, those of my friends that moved back to my hometown after college do not seem less happy or satisfied with their lives than those who went to major metros.
Re: Move to the Big City (2018)
#19This stood out: > So why do I hate to admit this? > Because I love how the internet has made it possible for anyone to get successful, anywhere. I love the idea of living in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nature, yet being connected to the world. > But still, when I look at the facts, it’s impossible to deny. Living in the big city, and being where everything is happening, will help your career the most. Being…
It's a nice idea, and I've thought along the same lines, but having spent some time away from large cities, I've come to think that it would be really boring to be tied down to one cabin in the middle of one nowhere. There's just so much nature, and it's so varied in it's majesty. You can quickly drive to plenty of remote outdoor areas from NYC; most of New York is basically a huge forest. But you can't drive to see…
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