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everyone wants access to the largest labour pool possible, to make hiring somewhat cheaper and faster. This means centralization at least among a sector (financ

everyone wants access to the largest labour pool possible, to make hiring somewhat cheaper and faster. This means centralization at least among a sector (finance on the East Coast, tech on the West, etc). if you move out to Illinois and other companies move to Kansas or Montana, how will you poach their workers? how will you fire and replace people easily? better to be concentrated for that.

bluGill 1y ago
Also, if you live in a small town how will you meet a girl (or guy - I'm just going with girl to make this easy but adjust to your situation) - there are only a handful and you may not get along with them. Even if you do meet that girl, there are only so many jobs in the small town - if you work for the same company if there is a downturn you may both lose your job at the same time. In a larger city it is more likely you won't work for the same company and thus if one loses a job you can just "tighten your belts" for a few months while looking for a job. The larger city also means more jobs, so if you lose your job and your girl doesn't you have a chance to find a new job without giving up the girl (or forcing her to quit and find a new job)
- Palomides 1y ago
  I don't usually see anyone argue you should move to the bay area for dating!
  - bluGill 1y ago
    Any large city - the larger the more options, though some cities are better than others
- 9rx 1y ago
  > if you live in a small town how will you meet a girl Same way as everyone else...? But even if we assume, for the sake of discussion, that girls only exist in cities, you can, like, go to the city. It's not hard. They don't put impenetrable walls around them. In fact, thanks to the insane efficiency of the highway, you can more of often than not arrive at city destinations faster from small towns than you can being in another part of the city proper. Small town boy meeting big city girl is a tale as old as time. Living in a small town can actually be quite advantageous if you want to bask in the amenities of the big city — especially if we're talking about all the "poorly designed" North American cities that prioritize transport from outside of the city to the detriment of the local population. You must be under the impression that if you live in a small town that you are permanently chained to your property? > there are only so many jobs in the small town But also only so many people, so in actuality you often find "more jobs than people". Curiously, people living in cities tend to not look for work beyond city limits, so you don't even have any added competition beyond the local population. What small towns normally lack are the extreme outlier jobs like CEO of a F500 or professional sport player. If that is what you seek, you aren't going to find it in a small town. Ironically, though, those CEOs and professional sports starts quite often live in the small towns. I know because I live amongst many of them in my small town! Where you work and where you live are not one in the same. > The larger city also means more jobs But also more people competing for those jobs. Not only from the local city population itself, but also all the people in the small towns. Interestingly, while city people tend to never look outside of the city, small town people understand full well that they can work in the city and aren't afraid to look. As it turns out, as surprising as you may find it, they don't put walls around cities (anymore), nor are you chained to your small town property.

bluGill 1y ago

Also, if you live in a small town how will you meet a girl (or guy - I'm just going with girl to make this easy but adjust to your situation) - there are only a handful and you may not get along with them. Even if you do meet that girl, there are only so many jobs in the small town - if you work for the same company if there is a downturn you may both lose your job at the same time. In a larger city it is more likely you won't work for the same company and thus if one loses a job you can just "tighten your belts" for a few months while looking for a job. The larger city also means more jobs, so if you lose your job and your girl doesn't you have a chance to find a new job without giving up the girl (or forcing her to quit and find a new job)

Palomides 1y ago
I don't usually see anyone argue you should move to the bay area for dating!
- bluGill 1y ago
  Any large city - the larger the more options, though some cities are better than others
9rx 1y ago
> if you live in a small town how will you meet a girl Same way as everyone else...? But even if we assume, for the sake of discussion, that girls only exist in cities, you can, like, go to the city. It's not hard. They don't put impenetrable walls around them. In fact, thanks to the insane efficiency of the highway, you can more of often than not arrive at city destinations faster from small towns than you can being in another part of the city proper. Small town boy meeting big city girl is a tale as old as time. Living in a small town can actually be quite advantageous if you want to bask in the amenities of the big city — especially if we're talking about all the "poorly designed" North American cities that prioritize transport from outside of the city to the detriment of the local population. You must be under the impression that if you live in a small town that you are permanently chained to your property? > there are only so many jobs in the small town But also only so many people, so in actuality you often find "more jobs than people". Curiously, people living in cities tend to not look for work beyond city limits, so you don't even have any added competition beyond the local population. What small towns normally lack are the extreme outlier jobs like CEO of a F500 or professional sport player. If that is what you seek, you aren't going to find it in a small town. Ironically, though, those CEOs and professional sports starts quite often live in the small towns. I know because I live amongst many of them in my small town! Where you work and where you live are not one in the same. > The larger city also means more jobs But also more people competing for those jobs. Not only from the local city population itself, but also all the people in the small towns. Interestingly, while city people tend to never look outside of the city, small town people understand full well that they can work in the city and aren't afraid to look. As it turns out, as surprising as you may find it, they don't put walls around cities (anymore), nor are you chained to your small town property.