If you can find stable remote work that you enjoy that's surely something to consider. If you are flexible on where you can live you can really skew the relativ

If you can find stable remote work that you enjoy that's surely something to consider. If you are flexible on where you can live you can really skew the relative compensation in your favor. I think for most situations you'll find the decrease in pay is more than compensated for by the decreased cost of living compared to the left coast.