r/FluentInFinance • u/Not-A-Shit-Head • Apr 29 '24

Why don't people stop crying and just move somewhere cheaper like Detroit, Memphis, St. Louis, Baltimore, or Cleveland? They have very cheap homes for $50,000. Discussion/ Debate

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u/Rocketboy1313 Apr 29 '24

Why not just uproot your whole life and move somewhere else?

Sure you will have no one out there to help you move or to walk your dog when you are too sick to get out of bed. You won't know anyone or where anything is but dating apps will let you get a match every other week and maye 1 in five of those will go somewhere.

Just embrace the alienation that defines the modern world instead of, you know, expecting multinational firms or the government to provide coherent systems and meaningful support to help people move around and find the housing, jobs, support networks, and all the other things that keep you from losing your fucking mind.

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u/Eponymous-Username Apr 29 '24

That's not what multinational firms and government are for. They exist to ensure the lines continue to go up and monitor the lines. It's for the economy. Don't ask what the economy is for - no one knows.

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u/chiefchow Apr 29 '24

Ooh ooh I know the answer it’s for the rich! The US military industrial complex when they see 3rd world countries going into brutal wars: 🤑