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There are some youtube videos that cover the pros and cons. Norway citizens have additional medical benefits there. They have some odd rules like you can't ac
by LinuxBender 3y ago
There are some youtube videos that cover the pros and cons. Norway citizens have additional medical benefits there. They have some odd rules like you can't actually own any land there. You may not die there, meaning there have to be arrangements to move your body elsewhere. There are a lot of bears. It is a nice place though, I could see living there if the internet latency wasn't too bad.
- hansjorg 3y agoThere are fiber cables to the mainland: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Undersea_Cable_System https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Undersea_Cable_Syst... Interestingly from that Wikipedia article: The Svalbard undersea cable system connecting the archipelago to the mainland was unexpectedly severed in January of 2022. A preliminary police investigation implicates human activity.
- igetspam 3y agoBear attacks are extremely rare but the locals take precautions anyway. Pretty much everyone has a shotgun and very few doors are locked. My wife would move us there if housing wasn't an issue, so I've had this conversation.