I have assumed a certain level of compromise when considering living situations. For example, I have assumed that people would not be willing to move a specific city for the primary purpose of joining an awesome living environment, but would instead be willing only to optimize within preexisting geographical constraints.
If there were enough people willing to relocate somewhere for the primary purpose of establishing an awesome living environment, that opens up a new class of opportunities more appealing than the ones I’ve been considering. For example, if there were several people interested in working for their own startups, maybe they could lease a building together, or utilize collective purchasing to lower the costs of bookkeeping or legal services. (Is anyone interested in doing that?)
I think such an intentional living community would be significantly more difficult to create than finding a few compatible roommates in a particular city, but I’m willing to look into it further.
I feel like the first paragraph of my original explanation of my situation addressed this, so maybe I don’t understand what you’re asking. Can you either rephrase your question or give an example of the kind of response you’re looking for?
Thanks for this detailed post!
I have assumed a certain level of compromise when considering living situations. For example, I have assumed that people would not be willing to move a specific city for the primary purpose of joining an awesome living environment, but would instead be willing only to optimize within preexisting geographical constraints.
If there were enough people willing to relocate somewhere for the primary purpose of establishing an awesome living environment, that opens up a new class of opportunities more appealing than the ones I’ve been considering. For example, if there were several people interested in working for their own startups, maybe they could lease a building together, or utilize collective purchasing to lower the costs of bookkeeping or legal services. (Is anyone interested in doing that?)
I think such an intentional living community would be significantly more difficult to create than finding a few compatible roommates in a particular city, but I’m willing to look into it further.
Kansas is not as much as a disadvantage as it used to be, with Google Fiber at $70/month.
What are you trying to optimize for?
I feel like the first paragraph of my original explanation of my situation addressed this, so maybe I don’t understand what you’re asking. Can you either rephrase your question or give an example of the kind of response you’re looking for?