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Looking forward to the follow-up piece 10 years from now when the allergy shots no longer work, the nearest point of interest is an 8+ hour drive away, and that

by pnut 4y ago

Looking forward to the follow-up piece 10 years from now when the allergy shots no longer work, the nearest point of interest is an 8+ hour drive away, and that feeling of dread hits on April 1 as the thermometer his 90f and stays there until November.

platz 4y ago
do you live there?
- pnut 4y ago
  Did for ten years, then stopped kidding myself and left. Made good money off real estate appreciation though.
  - fundad 4y ago
    You made the most of underutilized assets because you are progressive and believe in the free market
sec400 4y ago
That constant questioning around whether you've picked up covid or it's just cedar fever is fun
asciimov 4y ago
I can tell you how it will go. "All these people have irrevocably destroyed [my] Austin. Costs are up, too many people, what I liked about it isn't the way it is anymore."
- jnovek 4y ago
  From subjective experience, it seems like the natural turnaround for “this isn’t my Austin anymore!” is about 10 years. I lived there for 10 years. I left because I couldn’t afford it any more. :-/
  - asciimov 4y ago
    10 years sounds about right. Been that way for decades too. I remember people in the early 90's complaining how Austin had changed since the 70's. It's the one constant to that town.
- dvtrn 4y ago
  People have been saying that since I left Austin 5 years ago after living there for 15 years (as a San Antonio native). "Don't Dallas my Austin" (and its sibling from the 80's "Don't build and they wont come") is the kind of mentality that put Austin exactly where it is wrt affordability and infrastructure
Der_Einzige 4y ago
Sitting in Houston right now, I know that you're claim of "nearest point of interest is 8 hours away" is so fking wrong. Houston is like 2 hours away from Austin and is a metropolis.
- ghaff 4y ago
  Some might question whether Houston is a point of interest ;-)
  - Der_Einzige 4y ago
    If you think the 4th largest US city is not a POI you're arguing in bad faith
    - bart_spoon 4y ago
      Not really. Just because somewhere is a good place to live doesn't mean its a good place to visit.
    - ghaff 4y ago
      Chill. Yes, I'm being snarky. But I did spend quite a bit of time there for work at one point--albeit quite a while ago. And it's sort of a sprawling mess for the most part. If I lived in Austin, I'd probably go to Houston now and then for cultural activities but, no, by and large Houston is not a city I'd go out of my way to visit. Sorry.
    - jemfinch 4y ago
      If you think a concrete jungle is a point of interest, your interests are definitely different than mine.
      - jen20 4y ago
        Have you actually ever been there? This is the most ridiculous sentiment I’ve ever seen on Hacker News, including the crypto people.
    - 4y ago

by pnut 4y ago

platz 4y ago

do you live there?

pnut 4y ago
Did for ten years, then stopped kidding myself and left. Made good money off real estate appreciation though.
- fundad 4y ago
  You made the most of underutilized assets because you are progressive and believe in the free market

sec400 4y ago

That constant questioning around whether you've picked up covid or it's just cedar fever is fun

asciimov 4y ago

I can tell you how it will go. "All these people have irrevocably destroyed [my] Austin. Costs are up, too many people, what I liked about it isn't the way it is anymore."

jnovek 4y ago
From subjective experience, it seems like the natural turnaround for “this isn’t my Austin anymore!” is about 10 years. I lived there for 10 years. I left because I couldn’t afford it any more. :-/
- asciimov 4y ago
  10 years sounds about right. Been that way for decades too. I remember people in the early 90's complaining how Austin had changed since the 70's. It's the one constant to that town.
dvtrn 4y ago
People have been saying that since I left Austin 5 years ago after living there for 15 years (as a San Antonio native). "Don't Dallas my Austin" (and its sibling from the 80's "Don't build and they wont come") is the kind of mentality that put Austin exactly where it is wrt affordability and infrastructure

Der_Einzige 4y ago

Sitting in Houston right now, I know that you're claim of "nearest point of interest is 8 hours away" is so fking wrong. Houston is like 2 hours away from Austin and is a metropolis.

ghaff 4y ago
Some might question whether Houston is a point of interest ;-)
- Der_Einzige 4y ago
  If you think the 4th largest US city is not a POI you're arguing in bad faith
  - bart_spoon 4y ago
    Not really. Just because somewhere is a good place to live doesn't mean its a good place to visit.
  - ghaff 4y ago
    Chill. Yes, I'm being snarky. But I did spend quite a bit of time there for work at one point--albeit quite a while ago. And it's sort of a sprawling mess for the most part. If I lived in Austin, I'd probably go to Houston now and then for cultural activities but, no, by and large Houston is not a city I'd go out of my way to visit. Sorry.
  - jemfinch 4y ago
    If you think a concrete jungle is a point of interest, your interests are definitely different than mine.
    - jen20 4y ago
      Have you actually ever been there? This is the most ridiculous sentiment I’ve ever seen on Hacker News, including the crypto people.
  - 4y ago