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I too am in this position. I do not have one friend in this world I can count on, only family members. And the way things are going, this is how it may be forev
by matte_black 9y ago
I too am in this position. I do not have one friend in this world I can count on, only family members. And the way things are going, this is how it may be forever.
And if I didn’t have family, and was just some orphan in the world, who knows what I might do. Probably turn to a life of white collar crime at some point.
- ryandrake 9y agoMight be the new reality that everyone needs to be nomadic to survive. My parents had lots of friends, likely because they were financially able to put their roots down in a community. I’ve pretty much been unable to live in the same city for more than 3-4 years or so, at least not since better economic times. From jobs disappearing/moving to cost of living forcing a move, us younger folks don’t have the security of knowing where we will be in 5 years, which makes it harder to make friends and acquaintances.
- opportune 9y agoEh, you and I are probably in the same boat (semi-regular job hopping for raises) and I think at some point you just stop caring as much about maximizing salary. I know my parents could have made more if they lived elsewhere when I was growing up, but they chose to stay because they had family and (later) because they wanted me/siblings to have a stable childhood. Personally I'm hoping to find a "good enough" job in a city with a largish tech community once I have kids, even if I might be able to make 30% more elsewhere after a few years