In a way a romantic relationship is easier since it's so explicit. The expectations are usually clearer. I'm in my 30's and find making new friends immensely difficult. Everyone is busy with their lives and already have settled into a groove.

I guess moving out of a tech city is the first step though. Rent is hard to afford.

Hardest part is actually for most guys putting themselves as a the point of origin as the most important person.

Seems like this should be explored as a blog post by you....please write one

Looks like a hug of death. Many resources aren't loading at all on that site anymore

> Coders are often under a mistaken impression that interviewers care about your answer. They don't.

Huge asterisk that as long as you arrive to the correct solution with minimal help. I've had plenty of algo/ds interviews and it seems like needing help to see the trick in the question pretty much means you're out.

I also use a (2nd hand) Steelcase Leap. It's definitely great for slouching which is comfortable but I guess I should work on improving my posture.

Reddit is also just too big. It's only a matter of time before a great subreddit reaches /all/ a few too many times and becomes a meme factory/circlejerk/battleground instead of something interesting. Then the mods start cracking down to try to keep the original subreddit spirit but it's too late by then.

Hey, I vouched for this post because it was interesting. For the record, you've been shadowbanned for some reason.

It seems quite a bit like reddit. Just subscribe to outdoorsy and cat subreddits and you've got it

I remember I started using Youtube originally because they had pretty much every season of every TV show uploaded there.

Seattle can be tough at least. Really depends on a lot on where you live and where you work. Almost any commute can be done but it easily gets to 2h+ which is just ridiculous.

Seattle is the only one I have personal experience with and I've found it to be pretty good. Usually walking < 1 mile total is reasonable. If you live out in King county things are a little different of course. Are the other cities better than that?

Hence why I mentioned "average-wage" in GP; usually you can avoid owning a car only by living in housing that is out of reach for anyone making <$6k/month.

I don't understand the comment. Is Seattle not doable for <6k $/mo?

Most places in the US, housing near transit options is pretty expensive. Further out, where you get to housing being affordable, is nowhere near transit.

Yeah, that's fair but, from experience, the threshold in Seattle is much less than 6k

Really shows how some people in HN have never experienced poverty. If a households main income earner is making minimum wage they will not be making shopping trips to IKEA to furnish their whole apartment lol. IKEA is cheap but the $50 you have left over after bills won't get you much. Many months you will have a negative balance after you've paid for essentials.

Personally I agree that in modern society its a good idea to wait to have kids until you can provide for them....

But its a little weird that a Caveman's most basic prerogative (To procreate), is not something many people in modern society can afford to do.

It's also something that is fairly important to the continuation of our species, so hopefully we can figure out a way more people can responsibly afford to have children.

It surely seems now that the biological imperative is just a luxury for the rich...

I don't see what that has to do with what I said but sure, the poor shouldn't start families.

Then start lobbying the red states to stop placing restrictions on birth control and family planning.