>>13960060you'd think that would start to change with telecommuting becoming basically mandatory over the past year and a half. i get that most of the people who've lived there their whole lives are unlikely to have a skillset for the type of work you can do that with, but surely some people are finding opportunities to make New York money while living in Idaho (or West Virginia, or... you get it).
I'm considering moving my entire extended family out to the midwest. Parents, sisters, nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law, etc. Long Island sounds ritzy to people who don't live here, but 3/4s of it is just nigger and spic trash. We've all got transferrable skillsets and could likely keep our current jobs at the same pay rate. A bunch of coworkers are doing it already.
C'mon, right-wing coastal frens who have had enough of the lefty shitholes. Let's move to friendlier places and boost their economies with coastal salaries