@shibao @hj i'm pretty indifferent about it. like yeah it could be better but it could be worse. NJ (this area specifically) is squarely mid. bad taxes, bad gun laws, bad landscape (i love hills. there are none here except in the far north) good location, good social services, good property, good food

i'd love to bail someday, but the truth is i managed to check almost all the boxes of "dream living conditions" here already with what i managed to carve out for myself and don't see why i should throw the baby out with the bathwater except in a strict upwards move scenario (bigger house or something)