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A high consumption, high travel lifestyle is bad for the environment wherever you are. Living in a remote environment limits your income. (Or used to, anyway.
by tuatoru 5y ago
A high consumption, high travel lifestyle is bad for the environment wherever you are.
Living in a remote environment limits your income. (Or used to, anyway. I guess we'll see in five or ten years.) Nearly everyone's spending closely follows their income.
- yesimahuman 5y agoLiving remote and working in tech definitely does _not_ limit your income these days. You can live like a king outside of major cities on a engineer or higher-up tech salary these days.
- tuatoru 5y agoYes, but 'tech' workers are a minority. For an ordinary person, not so much. The pendulum might swing back in five or ten years -- companies might start requiring their staff to be on site. I'm suspending judgement for a while.
- fakedang 5y agoLiving remote does not limit your income. And in fact, from reduced spending (due to lower CoL), you get way more bang for your buck. Living rural can work if you reduce your consumption and travel. If you're getting your water from a well in your land with electricity from natural renewables, and you also grow your own vegetables and raise your own chicken, you're self-sufficient.