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I don't know Bangladesh well, but the Indian megacities are generally far more pleasant than the rural areas. Mumbai is a wonderful place to live. Density does
by yummyfajitas 11y ago
I don't know Bangladesh well, but the Indian megacities are generally far more pleasant than the rural areas. Mumbai is a wonderful place to live. Density does make life better.
Admittedly, some megacities are poor, but it's hardly fair to compare a Bangladeshi megacity to a city in a wealthy town.
...and I am actively looking for jobs in areas lower than 50k (hard to do in technical fields).
So it's not actually intolerable - in fact, you prefer it compared to all the other opportunities. Your revealed preferences suggest that having a tech job (a product of density) is more important than other concerns.
- abruzzi 11y agoWell the reason I haven't moved is I haven't found jobs that wouldn't amount to a 75% reduction in pay, not because good paying jobs don't exist in the small towns, but because my skills don't qualify me for those jobs. As a result I'm weighing my options to get the necessary skills/experience to make the move. Nothing happens instantly, so to deny my claim that it is intolerable just because I haven't abandoned everything to move to a small town and take a job as a fry cook overnight, is disingenuous. And your assertion that "Density does make life better" is just that--an assertion, and exactly the kind of assertion that dismisses the opposing offhand that I was commenting about.
- yummyfajitas 11y agoJob market liquidity is certainly one of the benefits of density. Its not just an assertion - your experience seems to prove it to be true. As well as the experience of millions of people moving to cities for better jobs.
- AnimalMuppet 11y agoJob liquidity is a benefit, true. You're still completely dismissing his point of view, though. Job liquidity is not the only good in the world.
- yummyfajitas 11y agoSure there are - but for him it seems to trump all the others.