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I still say relocate. There’s literally not another option and that’s what I would do. The alternative is what? Struggle and live in your car for years hoping

• romwell 5y ago
  >The alternative is what? Sharing your living space with a dozen people. Either family or random roommates. What kind of economic background do you have to be asking this kind of question? > I do not buy the idea that anyone is entitled to live anywhere and be able to afford rent and have a short commute. I don't buy the idea that anyone is entitled to enjoy the benefits of essential infrastructure (which includes groceries, deliveries, restaurants, stores, etc) if it requires the people that power it to spend hours each day in commute. >We may as well just ask for a utopia. High-density, mixed use walkable neighborhoods aren't "utopia", it's how the cities always have been. Suburban cars-first developments and residential-only zoning are not some sort of natural order. Speaking of cars, without tax-funded highways, the suburban sprawl would not exist. NYC is far from utopia, but you can rent a studio today within 8 miles of Wall Street for $1400, in a safe neighborhood, next to public transit that will get you there in under an hour, with groceries and restaurants and stores in walking distance. >Life is hard and filled with struggle And this is a justification for what exactly?