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Re:Some conclusions about the high desert after five months ... by soared on Saturday February 12, 2022 @03:12PM (#30315930)
Oh boy do I not like this blog post! It’s well written and entertaining, but painfully unaware of itself despite thinking it is self aware. Rich guy from LA buys a house closer to nature and experiences the life most people live but thinks it’s some transformative magical experience. Goes back to LA to eat escargot with friends but finds the city not as relaxing.

It’s like he’s cosplaying as a normal person. Although if the article is written like this on purpose, it’s a work of art.

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Re:Some conclusions about the high desert after five months ... by porknubbins on Saturday February 12, 2022 @05:57PM (#30317224)
I found his description of LA as pretty dead on for why I moved out of NYC. There is endless novelty on some level but little or no actual meta-novelty, i.e. you can consume different things and experiences but you can’t not consume. I do think he misses a lot about the benefits of living in a less popular area which are mostly around long term things like building, creating, community etc and freedom to decide your own pattern of living.
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Re:Some conclusions about the high desert after five months ... by morsch on Saturday February 12, 2022 @05:29PM (#30317080)
I don't think it's well written, in fact I found it almost physically uncomfortable to read, but I'll agree that it's impressive if done on purpose.
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Re:Some conclusions about the high desert after five months ... by yellow_postit on Saturday February 12, 2022 @03:18PM (#30315983)
To their credit they seem self aware with the comment on LARPing being a person that really lives there.
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Re:Some conclusions about the high desert after five months ... by wrycoder on Saturday February 12, 2022 @03:30PM (#30316077)
Definitely keeps his teddy bear in LA.

But I like the writing.

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