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> New York is still a cultural center. People will want to live there. New Orleans is also a major cultural center. Some people will pay up to live around cult
by dcolkitt 6y ago
> New York is still a cultural center. People will want to live there.
New Orleans is also a major cultural center. Some people will pay up to live around culture. But the vast majority of people paying NYC prices are doing so because of access to high paying professional jobs. There's a reason that San Jose is nearly as expensive as NYC. There's not a single major city in the world that survives off culture alone.
- jedberg 6y agoGiven that the population of Manhattan would double even on the weekends, I'm going to say that a lot of people come in just for the culture, and would love to live there if it were affordable.
- standardUser 6y ago> But the vast majority of people paying NYC prices... Those prices have already dropped and if there's a continued, long-term drop in physical jobs then those prices will drop further, attracting a younger crowd that values aspects of the city other than proximity to a workplace. I've been apartment hunting and a lot of brokers say there's already a huge influx of younger renters, and I have multiple friends looking to migrate from Brooklyn to Manhattan due to rent drops.
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- charwalker 6y agoLouisiana has little to offer politically compared to CA or WA/Seattle area, at least to me. I'm so happy I skipped a job in 2019 that would have out me in San Antonio this winter. I'll happily pay higher taxes so my power stays on, my partner/etc own their own bodies, and the people I live around actually want to help make this a better place for all. IMO that stability is worth the cost of a blue state+ tech minded city combo.