I lived in the Bay Area for a long time, and I was very unhappy there due to the social scene, high cost of living, difficulty getting around, and the homeless problem. I have every reason to believe that London would be just about as bad.
If we’re going to die, I’m not going to spend the last years of my life being miserable. Not worth it.
I’m sympathetic to not wanting to live out remaining years being miserable, and think doing so would indeed be a mistake. I also acknowledge that living a good life in the Bay can be harder than than other places, but I also don’t think impossible. I do think the challenges can be surmounted with effort and agency, and even then you might be worse off than other places, but still, the stakes are high.
I lived in the Bay Area for a long time, and I was very unhappy there due to the social scene, high cost of living, difficulty getting around, and the homeless problem. I have every reason to believe that London would be just about as bad.
If we’re going to die, I’m not going to spend the last years of my life being miserable. Not worth it.
I’m sympathetic to not wanting to live out remaining years being miserable, and think doing so would indeed be a mistake. I also acknowledge that living a good life in the Bay can be harder than than other places, but I also don’t think impossible. I do think the challenges can be surmounted with effort and agency, and even then you might be worse off than other places, but still, the stakes are high.
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I’m very sorry to hear you got treated that way – that seems like a very legitimate reason for not wanting to live somewhere.
Fwiw I live in London and have been to the Bay Area and I think that London is better across all 4 dimensions you mentioned.
Social scene: Don’t know what exactly you are looking for but London is large and diverse.
High cost of living: London is pretty expensive too but cheaper.
Difficulty getting around: London has pretty good public transportation.
Homeless problem: I think I see homeless people 10x less compared to when I was in the Bay.