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Trying to decide where to move again

posted by [personal profile] benlehman at 10:35am on 08/08/2011
I'm trying to decide where to move again.
Options are:
Stay in Seattle
Portland, for a short time
SFBay
NYC
Beijing

With pluses and minuses to each. Thoughts and opinions welcome.

Really I just want to live in an apartment and not worry about food and employment and just design games that people love. But that seems unrealistic at the moment.
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posted by [identity profile] psychotropek.livejournal.com at 02:40pm on 08/08/2011
If in New York, I advise renting in Queens. Elmhurst and Flushing have great food, but cost of living is higher than in the Northwest. Not sure how it compares to the Bay.
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posted by [identity profile] matt-rah.livejournal.com at 02:55pm on 08/08/2011
(Insert predictable opinion about how great New York is.)

Matt
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posted by [identity profile] relevance.livejournal.com at 03:47pm on 08/08/2011
NYC and the Bay Area are roughly the same cost of living. In both cases, you can do fine but not by living in the most popular/trendy areas. I love the SFBay and would recommend it to anyone!
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posted by [identity profile] orgasmocerebrale.blogspot.com at 05:24pm on 09/08/2011
I'm partial to New York City, but only because it'll make you comparatively easier to show up in Europe sometimes (a shorter and cheaper flight than from either the Pacific Coast or China). Apart from that, well, good luck!
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posted by [identity profile] tempested-bird.livejournal.com at 06:30pm on 10/08/2011
For obvious reasons I would vote for the Bay Area, but cost of living here and be hell and CA economy is making it hard for some folks to find jobs.

What're your pros and cons for each, I'm curious?
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posted by [identity profile] benlehman.livejournal.com at 06:41pm on 10/08/2011
The advantages of Seattle and Portland is that they're cheap and I can keep trying to get my own projects off the ground.

The advantage of Beijing, NYC, and SFBay is that there's a lot more work in my field.

So those are kinda cross purposes. Really, i just need to figure out what to do with my personal projects.
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posted by [identity profile] amberite.livejournal.com at 05:15am on 13/08/2011
Really I just want to live in an apartment and not worry about food and employment and just design games that people love. But that seems unrealistic at the moment.

Inorite?

I understand the feeling. I'll totally hang out with you if you hit Portland. No particular informational input.
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posted by [personal profile] summercomfort at 04:23am on 16/08/2011
Maybe some of the companies would be okay with you working 60% or something... I know that's an option that some people at my school take. And at Silicon Valley level of pay, 60% is enough if you live like a normal, non-Silicon Valley person.
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