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Ask HN: What's your ideal city in a 100% remote world?

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Re: Ask HN: What's your ideal city in a 100% remote world?

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Post by Mikeb85 »

tapan_jk wrote: post #27
Mikeb85 wrote: post #14

Somewhere in the middle of nowhere. I currently live in a small town in the mountains. Love the mountain aspect of it. The townspeople are progressive in some ways (they try to be 'woke'), but extremely regressive when it comes to development (NIMBYism on steroids). Housing is a major problem, all the restaurants are shit, nothing gets built pretty much ever, most of the tax burden is on the few businesses there are,…

Off topic but [maybe] relevant... > Somewhere in the middle of nowhere. A part of me too desires this. For a software engineer, what you need most is good network connectivity, which is now possible in many places. The other part of me is convinced that would not be a good move in the long run. If I move away from the city, my kids' education will suffer, my mother (who also lives with me) will lose the social connec…

All of this is true. Hence why we're actually moving to the middle of nowhere in Europe. Because the middle of nowhere there is still 30 minutes from cities, whereas even being 'somewhere' in Canada is 4 hours from the closest city, nevermind the actual middle of nowhere. Plus more family in Europe.

But the middle of nowhere, actually, has always appealed. You're right though, it has drawbacks.

Re: Ask HN: What's your ideal city in a 100% remote world?

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Post by flakiness »

rococode wrote: post #21

Tokyo! Pros: - Safe almost everywhere even at night and generally very clean - Infinite amount of things to do, you'll never finish exploring new restaurants (with delicious food) and stores - International events happen there: conferences, concerts, etc. - Very walkable (including the metro), especially around city center - Reasonable housing prices - high, but comparable to cities in the US - Politeness is baked in…

Cons: It's very humid in summer and very chilly on winter. The traffic is less than ideal if you are a car person (although this doesn't matter to you).

Coming from Tokyo to Bay Area and having family here, I wouldn't miss it much. Only things I miss are friends and food, which are both from my cultural attachment.

That's said, many youngstars from Tokyo go back after staying here for several years, probably because of the loneliness and the boredom. So your points well taken.

Re: Ask HN: What's your ideal city in a 100% remote world?

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Post by runjake »

It would be not a city. It would be somewhere rural. In fact, it is somewhere rural.

It's quiet, and there's just enough infrastructure to head down the road on bike or foot for some lunchtime exercise.

But, if you like the big city, or working from the woods, that's fine, too.

Re: Ask HN: What's your ideal city in a 100% remote world?

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Post by QuercusMax »

kaesar14 wrote: post #29
dixie_land wrote: post #17

If starlink/rural fiber is more broadly available, I’d see many people forgo cities altogether. Why live in 500sqft when you can have 500 acres all to yourself.

Other people?

And amenities like restaurants, grocery stores, orchestras....
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