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Well I mean some people have to live in California, New York, Ontario and other obscene high COL areas. There are also a lot of jobs that really ONLY exist in Los Angeles in any meaningful way. Doesn’t have to be 18m but go ahead and try to find a house in one of those regions within your budget and imagine having no alternative.
Plus they are nice places to live with more progressive state laws and protections some people don’t feel safe leaving. I know what you’re trying to say and I understand. Just want to point out that people are able to look at RIDICULOUS real estate to laugh at or daydream or cure curiosity, and then get frustrated because honestly all their options feel just as ridiculous and unachievable.
Are those jobs really worth it if every dime you make goes toward the inflated costs of living there?
Some people might feel they need to live in a certain place, but that doesn’t mean you need to be one of them. With 50 options in the US, and several more if you’re including Canada with Ontario, I think people have more options than they think. Also, go down to the city level. All of Ontario isn’t Toronto.
If someone isn’t working a job that enables them to pay those inflated prices, I don’t think it’s worth being there.
Right… Leave a meaningful career that you love, and go swing a hammer in Nebraska, 2500 miles from home, friends, and family, just so you can have food and shelter.
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