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If I can work from anywhere in the world, why in all flying hells would I work from a city?

SamuelAdams 5y ago
A lot of commenters come from wealthy / well off backgrounds. I agree with you, I like the openness and quiet that rural towns and areas bring. My only requirements are clean water and fast internet. Both of which were a problem in the farm house I grew up. Since moving to a city I’m always marveled at the difference between city water and well water. And now I get internet faster than 25 Mbps, consistently.
- ngokevin 5y ago
  Software engineers like openness and quiet even more so than average. To get away. Hence why everyone is a hiker that wears Patagonia :) I'm sure lots of people's long-term dreams here are not software, but to live some Stardew Valley life or bake bread and make beer or something
- giantg2 5y ago
  It depends on the well and city. I've had wells that had poor water quality. I've also lived in cities that had terrible water. So far the best water for me has been from a high quality well.
ngokevin 5y ago
I've been nomadic living in both rural and urban areas. Because cities have events, people to meet, food to eat. There's a lot of conveniences. For rural, I've lived in a town where there was only one restaurant, and it was a Mexican place that closed at 4PM. One small grocery store during height of the pandemic, no masks. I've driven 3 hours to make a grocery run to an Asian grocery store and get boba tea. In the US at least, I feel like I stick out like a sore thumb in rural areas in a time people were getting randomly attacked due to skin color. The nature is great though. For urban, I've been able to go out at 1AM+ and get delicious cheap food at a restaurant and feel the energy of the city as everyone was still out drinking and wandering. Or I can get into pickup basketball games. Or listen to porch concerts walking down the neighborhood It's nice to go back and forth.
- quickthrower2 5y ago
  Sounds like you are comparing the extremes there! There are city suburbs too which sometimes can feel like you are not near a city at all but you have most of what you need. There are also small cities.
  - ngokevin 5y ago
    Yeah, I lived in Idaho Falls and Santa Fe. I describe it as pleasant and comfortable. Definitely in between, not as many restaurants, quiet, nice natural areas, not as much energy, but has stuff like WinCo. I do prefer the extremes, haha. Either super rural Utah, or New Orleans/ Mexico City.
Barrin92 5y ago
For me personally, quality of life. No need for a car, I love theatre and as a kid I had to commute two hours to get to the next chess club because I lived in the middle of nowhere.
- legerdemain 5y ago
  Theater can be live-streamed. You can play chess online with anyone in the world. Why would you need to live in a city to enjoy these experiences?
  - Barrin92 5y ago
    I hope that's a joke because sitting in front of a screen isolated at home isn't a replacement for experiencing a play live. I've played enough online chess during the pandemic for a lifetime, I want to sit in a club with a beer and my friends over a physical board having face-to-face conversations, there's no online replacement for that. And in a city that is always only 15 minutes away by foot and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
    - legerdemain 5y ago
      That's why there are different kinds of people in the world. I wager there are lots of people like me on this site. If warm food regularly appeared at my door, I'd be happy never leaving my room and interacting with the world exclusively using my computer. I think it's useful to be aware that not everyone is a social butterfly who demands constant IRL interaction!
      - alophawen 5y ago
        Socializing has little to do with experiencing outdoors. You should try it sometime
      - codyb 5y ago
        Haha, to be fair friend, you seemed fairly surprised the original poster would want to see a play or play chess in person ;-)
gnulinux 5y ago
Because people like living close to other people, and living in a human-dense environment makes this a lot more practical and easy. I don't understand what is there not to understand? You do know that some people are social creatures right? To me it's the exact opposite. If I could live anywhere in the world, why the fuck would I not live in a huge city like NYC. It's a no brainer. The only argument right now is that I don't have a job there and I can't afford it.

A lot of commenters come from wealthy / well off backgrounds. I agree with you, I like the openness and quiet that rural towns and areas bring. My only requirements are clean water and fast internet. Both of which were a problem in the farm house I grew up. Since moving to a city I’m always marveled at the difference between city water and well water. And now I get internet faster than 25 Mbps, consistently.

ngokevin 5y ago
Software engineers like openness and quiet even more so than average. To get away. Hence why everyone is a hiker that wears Patagonia :) I'm sure lots of people's long-term dreams here are not software, but to live some Stardew Valley life or bake bread and make beer or something
giantg2 5y ago
It depends on the well and city. I've had wells that had poor water quality. I've also lived in cities that had terrible water. So far the best water for me has been from a high quality well.

ngokevin 5y ago

I've been nomadic living in both rural and urban areas. Because cities have events, people to meet, food to eat. There's a lot of conveniences. For rural, I've lived in a town where there was only one restaurant, and it was a Mexican place that closed at 4PM. One small grocery store during height of the pandemic, no masks. I've driven 3 hours to make a grocery run to an Asian grocery store and get boba tea. In the US at least, I feel like I stick out like a sore thumb in rural areas in a time people were getting randomly attacked due to skin color. The nature is great though. For urban, I've been able to go out at 1AM+ and get delicious cheap food at a restaurant and feel the energy of the city as everyone was still out drinking and wandering. Or I can get into pickup basketball games. Or listen to porch concerts walking down the neighborhood It's nice to go back and forth.

quickthrower2 5y ago
Sounds like you are comparing the extremes there! There are city suburbs too which sometimes can feel like you are not near a city at all but you have most of what you need. There are also small cities.
- ngokevin 5y ago
  Yeah, I lived in Idaho Falls and Santa Fe. I describe it as pleasant and comfortable. Definitely in between, not as many restaurants, quiet, nice natural areas, not as much energy, but has stuff like WinCo. I do prefer the extremes, haha. Either super rural Utah, or New Orleans/ Mexico City.

Barrin92 5y ago

For me personally, quality of life. No need for a car, I love theatre and as a kid I had to commute two hours to get to the next chess club because I lived in the middle of nowhere.

legerdemain 5y ago
Theater can be live-streamed. You can play chess online with anyone in the world. Why would you need to live in a city to enjoy these experiences?
- Barrin92 5y ago
  I hope that's a joke because sitting in front of a screen isolated at home isn't a replacement for experiencing a play live. I've played enough online chess during the pandemic for a lifetime, I want to sit in a club with a beer and my friends over a physical board having face-to-face conversations, there's no online replacement for that. And in a city that is always only 15 minutes away by foot and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
  - legerdemain 5y ago
    That's why there are different kinds of people in the world. I wager there are lots of people like me on this site. If warm food regularly appeared at my door, I'd be happy never leaving my room and interacting with the world exclusively using my computer. I think it's useful to be aware that not everyone is a social butterfly who demands constant IRL interaction!
    - alophawen 5y ago
      Socializing has little to do with experiencing outdoors. You should try it sometime
    - codyb 5y ago
      Haha, to be fair friend, you seemed fairly surprised the original poster would want to see a play or play chess in person ;-)

gnulinux 5y ago

Because people like living close to other people, and living in a human-dense environment makes this a lot more practical and easy. I don't understand what is there not to understand? You do know that some people are social creatures right? To me it's the exact opposite. If I could live anywhere in the world, why the fuck would I not live in a huge city like NYC. It's a no brainer. The only argument right now is that I don't have a job there and I can't afford it.