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Glad you've enjoyed it! I lived in NYC for the past eight years and returned during covid / when all my work went remote. It's sad, but I don't really plan on

Glad you've enjoyed it! I lived in NYC for the past eight years and returned during covid / when all my work went remote. It's sad, but I don't really plan on staying. If anything, I'll take irate left wing politics over low IQ pickup truck road rage any day. Austin used to be something special (maybe it's just the way I remember it) and now most of the charm I remember is gone or has been fully commercialized. Having lived in NYC, I appreciate different attributes of Austin than I did before, but above all as a native I have no understanding why people think austin is cool - IMO it's pretty mid and the weather and allergies are horrible. Also, if you own a home, property taxes quickly erase any illusion of the state being cheaper than other significantly better cities. Unfortunately, as soon as remote employment wanes a bit I'm probably leaving - but living here for the past few years has been an interesting lesson in how quickly a place can change.

chrisco255 4y ago
So will you be going back to NYC? I love to visit NYC whenever I can, but it does seem to "churn" a lot of people out, with folks staying for a few years then leaving. For me, the weather is mainly bad in the peak of summer. 9-10 months of the year or so, it's great. The cedar pollen is pretty bad though, so if you have allergies I can understand.
- asdajksah2123 4y ago
  NYC is currently too expensive to raise a family. That's why people tend to leave. NYC has less housing stock now than it did 2 decades ago, despite the population having grown by several Austins in that time. The pandemic seems to have spurred a lot of political will to increase housing fairly significantly. We will need to see if this will translate into actual changes.
  - 71a54xd 4y ago
    Living with roommates past 27 is also kind of a deal breaker, along with paying $5k for a dilapidated 1br apt, enforced by the asinine dating market as well. By asinine I mean most women expecting male suitors to make over $400k, have their own apt and have a social life by age 26 even when they themselves go broke just paying rent. Also, the lack of housing is largely a result of landlords just not listing about 40% of their properties. Corporate landlords are just as guilty of this. It is genuinely more corrupt and rigged than the jewelry / diamond industry.

chrisco255 4y ago

So will you be going back to NYC? I love to visit NYC whenever I can, but it does seem to "churn" a lot of people out, with folks staying for a few years then leaving. For me, the weather is mainly bad in the peak of summer. 9-10 months of the year or so, it's great. The cedar pollen is pretty bad though, so if you have allergies I can understand.

asdajksah2123 4y ago
NYC is currently too expensive to raise a family. That's why people tend to leave. NYC has less housing stock now than it did 2 decades ago, despite the population having grown by several Austins in that time. The pandemic seems to have spurred a lot of political will to increase housing fairly significantly. We will need to see if this will translate into actual changes.
- 71a54xd 4y ago
  Living with roommates past 27 is also kind of a deal breaker, along with paying $5k for a dilapidated 1br apt, enforced by the asinine dating market as well. By asinine I mean most women expecting male suitors to make over $400k, have their own apt and have a social life by age 26 even when they themselves go broke just paying rent. Also, the lack of housing is largely a result of landlords just not listing about 40% of their properties. Corporate landlords are just as guilty of this. It is genuinely more corrupt and rigged than the jewelry / diamond industry.