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> about my different US HCOLA city. (And I hope comments don't make me regret candor.) I mean there's only a few of them that standout, so you're already self-
by deaddodo 2y ago
> about my different US HCOLA city. (And I hope comments don't make me regret candor.)
I mean there's only a few of them that standout, so you're already self-selecting to the point where it would be less noticeable to just name the city; rather than make it mysterious+bring attention to it.
- neilv 2y agoMost relevant that it's similarly an HCOLA, in the US, and few reasons to stay. But naming it seemed a little rude to the place, in that it's negative PR. A bit like talking online about a relationship difficulty, you wouldn't name your SO. If the first response was to the effect that people care about the SO's identity, you'd ask yourself whether you're in the wrong discussion group.
- deaddodo 2y ago> But naming it seemed a little rude to the place, in that it's negative PR. It's a place, not a person. Anthropomorphizing it doesn't magically bestow it feelings nor shame. Additionally, the point isn't to shame it. It's that by making it a "puzzle", you're more likely to have people calling it out; rather than if you just named it. If someone saw "Seattle", they'd read it and forget it five seconds later.
- neilv 2y agoThe city is very image-conscious. Communication tip noted, but I suspect any puzzle would be mostly to bikeshedding.