Good edit. My advice regarding #2 is to make lots of money. This is far more important than living somewhere with a strong property rights regime (as long as they have the usual property rights of Western countries). This may not be true in all countries (my experience is mostly with the US) but being wealthy lets you buy the best lawyers and the most influence. It gives you the means to leave the country and insulates you against threats to your property. And if you’re wealthy you don’t have to risk your life to kill burglars… you can just buy homeowners insurance or replace what you lose. Make a call to the mayor whose campaign you donated to and watch the police go to work hunting down you home invader. My guess is America lets you buy this protection more than most other places (at least, the other places worth living, you might get more bang for your buck living someplace dreadful)- I think your fears about freedom in the US are probably more serious than the evidence justifies. In any case, I’m pretty sure Texas is still pretty cool with shooting home invaders and Austin is a great city.
I think you should spend more time thinking about how your happiness will be influenced by where you live.
I figure that by picking and choosing low-status areas and people I can maximise my practical social status,
I’m not sure this isn’t the exact opposite of what you should do.
By sperm donation once I’ve achieved high status, I can achieve evolutionary sucess beyond the wildest dreams of what my distant ancestors could hope for.
A- That could be a barely acceptable way around it- what countries allow for ‘buying’ such protection for the rich?
B- It’s more that I can as a matter of principle- that I can defend my own property, rather than having to depend on the government.
C- By ‘practical social status’ I mean ‘social status relative to the people I normally have to deal with’. ‘Big fish in a small pond’ and all that.
D- That’s why I need high social status, or else sperm donation is useful. If the sperm are advertised as being from a high-status source, the chances of use increase. Sufficently high status, and I hit metaphorical jackpot.
Good edit. My advice regarding #2 is to make lots of money. This is far more important than living somewhere with a strong property rights regime (as long as they have the usual property rights of Western countries). This may not be true in all countries (my experience is mostly with the US) but being wealthy lets you buy the best lawyers and the most influence. It gives you the means to leave the country and insulates you against threats to your property. And if you’re wealthy you don’t have to risk your life to kill burglars… you can just buy homeowners insurance or replace what you lose. Make a call to the mayor whose campaign you donated to and watch the police go to work hunting down you home invader. My guess is America lets you buy this protection more than most other places (at least, the other places worth living, you might get more bang for your buck living someplace dreadful)- I think your fears about freedom in the US are probably more serious than the evidence justifies. In any case, I’m pretty sure Texas is still pretty cool with shooting home invaders and Austin is a great city.
I think you should spend more time thinking about how your happiness will be influenced by where you live.
I’m not sure this isn’t the exact opposite of what you should do.
Is this true? How often is a given sample used?
A- That could be a barely acceptable way around it- what countries allow for ‘buying’ such protection for the rich? B- It’s more that I can as a matter of principle- that I can defend my own property, rather than having to depend on the government. C- By ‘practical social status’ I mean ‘social status relative to the people I normally have to deal with’. ‘Big fish in a small pond’ and all that. D- That’s why I need high social status, or else sperm donation is useful. If the sperm are advertised as being from a high-status source, the chances of use increase. Sufficently high status, and I hit metaphorical jackpot.
That was answered:
I meant other than the United States- Texas looks like a good option at this point, but I wanted to see if there were any others.
I think money can buy protection almost anywhere, e.g. donations to the right people.