September 24th, 2022, 10:53 am
Let’s just get this one miscomprehension of yours out of the way. It may have been the case at some point in the 90’s that my ability to make good money here was a significant reason to stay in NYC, although London offered pretty much the same opportunities (and, at $2 to the pound, similar cost of living). But really, my primary reason for remaining here is family and related connections. While I’m here and retain most of my mental faculties, I might as well work, and it is true that I’m paid well. If they stopped paying me tomorrow, we might ultimately move somewhere else, but most likely to an adjacent state and primarily for the purpose to get a bit closer to a grown daughter. A benefit of having accumulated some wealth is the comforting thought that should one of the grown daughters require modern medical care prohibited by their state (or, in a relatively likely near future, country), I will probably have the resources to get them transported to someplace where it is available. As for the GOP and their supporters, fuck’em. There is just nothing there to justify their survival, and they have made it very clear that future election losses will not be accepted. We may see a trial run of this playbook in Brazil, with a very trumpian character about to lose a presidential election.