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Originally Posted by oldman
No, it wasn't your comment. Trust me, I know all about living in western Kansas. Been there, done that, and wouldn't do it again. The point I was making is that the CA place has more of what I'd want to do than AL.
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I'm neither a young man, nor am I an old one. I know what I like to do now but I don't know what I'll like to do in 20, 30 or 40 years.
But I can be pretty sure that WHATEVER it is I'll want to do when I'm 70, I'll be able to do it at the Cali place. If I become a fan of the arts and want to get opera tickets - boom, done. Or if I become a hermit and never want to see another living soul - I can probably pull that off out there as well.
There really isn't any sort of hobby or pass-time I couldn't take up out there. If I suffer from some sort medical condition I'll have direct access to top shelf healthcare in LA.
Forever is a really long time and that's why I usually end up leaning heavily into proximity. You get 2 weeks a year for the rest of your LIFE outside of that 100 mile radius. I think the relative freedom we have to go wherever we wanted if we could kinda blinds us to how critical having those goods/services available to us can really be, even if we don't utilize them all that often.
And without knowing what I'll want to be doing in 2-3 decades, how can I just close the book on it and not focus on versatility?