> We could all get more time off, for example. The average person active on HN could do this. They could move somewhere with extremely low cost of living and w

> We could all get more time off, for example. The average person active on HN could do this. They could move somewhere with extremely low cost of living and work a remote job. But almost nobody does this. Instead people choose to live in incredibly high cost areas at well paid jobs, chasing ever higher quality of life. It's not some boogeyman forcing this. It's just human nature.