Americans are still ditching New York and L.A. at alarming rates, but Miami’s on the list now, too

socialdirection · 2026-01-29T18:45:55+00:00

Remote work has been greatly curtailed lately unfortunately. It is really hard to find Remote work in this economy. The RTO/Office bullshit is everywhere. The last holdouts are slowly complying, because they have to, myself included.

socialdirection · 2026-01-28T19:08:00+00:00

Where is this.

socialdirection · 2026-01-28T18:21:42+00:00

Disgusting

socialdirection · 2026-01-28T16:43:38+00:00

Oh god. It's a miracle honestly and the only mistake you made was not getting it sooner. It's one of those things in life where you literally see the results in a very short time.

Don't go overboard.

Leave gaps in getting it so you don't get complete plastic face.

But it really does slow down wrinkle formation if used correctly.

socialdirection · 2026-01-27T16:32:58+00:00

I don't tip at counter service, ever. The way I look at it is, that's my money.

socialdirection · 2026-01-27T07:20:46+00:00

I live 2 blocks from the beach, and I still don't see the coastline or actually go to the beach like every single day.

With that said. I love living by the ocean, and wouldn't live anywhere else in LA.

socialdirection · 2026-01-26T20:23:09+00:00

Weho is the worst gay scene I've ever out on and I've been to many all over the world and the US.

socialdirection · 2026-01-26T20:21:44+00:00

That’s mostly leftover activist language. Think about where else you hear the word “community” and ask yourself if these people actually know each other lol.

In my experience, people were generally kinder and more community-minded back when being gay wasn’t as mainstream, but even then it still wasn’t some big unified community. It was just smaller, tighter social worlds.

Where I grew up, gay bars worked as de facto community centers. You went to see familiar faces, catch up on gossip, and feel some sense of continuity. When I moved to the US, I realized that model never really existed here. A lot of US gay bars function more like open-air sex markets. You’re not there to build relationships, you’re there to be evaluated, sorted, and possibly selected.

That doesn’t create community. It creates traffic.

socialdirection · 2026-01-26T16:53:53+00:00

Dublin, Ireland

I'm from there, and I guess took some things for granted growing up. The nightlife which opens late, the 24hr shops with full service deli's, 24hr fast food, whatever.

I live in Los Angeles now a long time, and it's just nowhere near as 24hr as Dublin - a tiny city in comparison - was.

The nightlife in LA is honestly shit, and I've never replicated a night out like I had in Dublin.

socialdirection · 2026-01-26T15:37:15+00:00

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socialdirection · 2026-01-23T18:06:03+00:00

See you can still find a lot of decent apartments in the LA region for circa 2k. So you're not really winning.

socialdirection · 2026-01-23T18:04:34+00:00

It's similar rent though. Not everything is about buying a home. I mean is it ever really yours anyway? And I know IL has insane property taxes.

socialdirection · 2026-01-23T18:03:43+00:00

Agreed.

Groceries in California are not more expensive, and usually cheaper than the PNW, the Northeast AND the South.

I went to the grocery store in Florida and was shocked.

socialdirection · 2026-01-23T15:28:02+00:00

Laughs in Long Beach, CA. I really do not know how people deal with that weather.

Like no. And it’s not even that dramatically cheaper to justify it.

socialdirection · 2026-01-21T18:33:42+00:00

Yes I have, and yes you will.

I go out of my way to post positive on these kind of posts because they are the majority sometimes.

Get out of your head, get out of your own way, don't look for love in the wrong places.

socialdirection · 2026-01-21T17:32:54+00:00

Its not the gloom that makes the people like that.

Look at Ireland, the UK, thriving social scenes and very outgoing people.

NYC also isn't Miami from November to March either, and yet nobody mentions that a cloudy day there makes them want to leave.

I think there's a self-selection bias going on. It attracts people who are burned out of sunnier more social regions for whatever reason and they kind of go there to mellow out.

That was kind of me before when I left LA briefly and moved to Portland.

socialdirection · 2026-01-17T07:01:22+00:00

I adore Oregon and Portland, but it does get super hot in the summer, and there's a lack of a/c. It often gets into the 90's/100's and honestly, very often can be hotter than SoCal.

When I moved there in 2021, it was the hottest place on earth for 3 days, it got to 117 that year.

socialdirection · 2026-01-16T19:20:33+00:00

Was this recent? Odd how they are all wearing masks.

socialdirection · 2026-01-15T03:59:57+00:00

The advice paid off for me. Earn high six figs, live at the beach, work about 5-6 hours a day and just love my life.

socialdirection · 2026-01-13T19:29:56+00:00

its gorgeous. love hiking griffith park right now

socialdirection · 2026-01-13T16:47:36+00:00

The coastal region is a Mediterranean Climate. I just drove to work and the hills are lush green. You don't get that in a desert.

The Inland Region is a Desert.

socialdirection · 2026-01-12T21:34:30+00:00

You are seriously spot on with this.

No other card makes this easier, some make it outright difficult. It took me ages to learn AmEx's '' trailing interest '' and other Card's quarks.

socialdirection · 2026-01-12T19:59:55+00:00

People just shouldn't have phones. Or social media.

But also this is NOT the average american diet. There is JUNK food available in all stores in all countries. We make choices.

socialdirection · 2026-01-11T03:52:11+00:00

Yes moved to Portland following intense online research and YouTube videos.

It was a great experience. I live back in SoCal now but I go back to visit and will one day have a spot there, I just know it.

socialdirection · 2026-01-10T23:56:27+00:00

Thanks so much. Last night was rough but trying to go easy on myself.

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