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"A miserable place to be unless you're a billionaire." This is such a vast exaggeration, it's difficult to take your comment seriously. Is New York expensive? Y
by cddotdotslash 12y ago
"A miserable place to be unless you're a billionaire." This is such a vast exaggeration, it's difficult to take your comment seriously. Is New York expensive? Yes. Is it impossible to live here, and have an enjoyable experience on $60,000/yr (even less with some sacrifices)? Not in the slightest.
- imgabe 12y ago"not impossible" isn't nearly the same thing as "desirable" or "worthwhile". If the strongest endorsement you can make is that it's possible to live there, that really isn't much of a recommendation.
- cddotdotslash 12y agoI'm not trying to make a pro/con debate; I'm only pointing out that there are 8 million people living here, the vast majority of which are assuredly not billionaires. The original comment really provides no value by stating "I know some people in New York and they want to leave because they can't enjoy it without being billionaires."
- imgabe 12y agoThat was really a throwaway line tacked onto the end. You could try reading the rest of the comment.
- cylinder 12y agoI'd much rather live here in NYC on $60,000 than $60,000 in Oklahoma or elsewhere in middle America, unless I was raising a family. There's plenty of free or cheap stuff to do here that's very enjoyable if you enjoy a simple life.