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"Where you live and work is completely up to you" That's a patently false statement for a huge number of people now and the vast majority of people throughout
by cduzz 4y ago
"Where you live and work is completely up to you"
That's a patently false statement for a huge number of people now and the vast majority of people throughout history.
There's a kaleidoscope of possibility around people's behavior, station, and life between "Fully Self Actualizing Superman" and "Lazy schmuck who gets what they deserve."
- francisofascii 4y agoSure, it is false for many. But many of us on HN moved away from family to chase the excitement of Bay Area, NYC, etc. to work on cutting edge tech. And we could potentially have no problem getting hired at a boring, less stressful, 9-5 job tech job back where our families live. Many of us here have options.
- cduzz 4y agoSo -- if you want to say "Where a person lives and works is discretionary for a very small number of people for a small period of their lives" that's a more correct statement. The blanket statement "Where you live and work is completely up to you" is a deeply naive and insulting opinion of the same flavor as "let them eat cake"