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Without really doing research myself. If there is 1 factory left in Youngstown, and it’s hiring for 3 welders or something, and 1 accountant. And those are the
by loblollyboy 7y ago
Without really doing research myself. If there is 1 factory left in Youngstown, and it’s hiring for 3 welders or something, and 1 accountant. And those are the only 4 jobs in Youngstown, then Youngstown’s “share” of good shit jobs is pretty high and there is still absolutely no reason to move there. My bro makes a lot more than me in DC without a college degree (or skills) bc he’s good at talking and handsome. I had to leave DC b/c I just am not good enough to get a good job there, and if you don’t make a lot there, then you have to move. So I get that if you’re a loser in capitalism move to a cheap city, but this share metric I think makes cheap cities look like good cities. The shares are likely high b/c there are NO educated jobs, and the cities are probably harder places to earn in (there are more nurse jobs in DC than Toledo, and my brother would not be able to do whatever the hell he does in Toledo, there is still more sense there than money).
- suff 7y agoI think the main drive of the article is "just don't even try to move here" which is very anti-competitive. Sounds to me like writers in NY have a hard profession, and do not want more people competing with them for lower wages.