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@Routhinator I think that makes lots of sense in some housing markets but not others. Maybe a few years ago with lower interest rates. Today, buying a home anywhere close to any job I could have costs 2x more than renting where I am, and property tax and renovation and house upkeep is also unreasonable. If the market changes again the math might work better
@skinnylatte I do have the good fortune of working for a silcon valley company that treats all of Canada as the same payscale, unlike the situation in the US.
There is risk. I was interviewed by Equinix and they wanted to pay me 1/3rd of what I make now for the same role. The salary they claimed I qualified for in Campbell River wouldn't be possible to survive on with today's cost of living and seemed to be aligned to numbers from 2000ish. In 2026, the only difference in cost of living between a major city and a small one in Canada is the rent and value of homes. Food, hydro, all other services are the same. And the rent doesn't scale down much. A 1 bedroom apartment in Campbell River is about 10% cheaper than one in Vancouver, while companies apparently think that means I can live on 60% less.
I just avoid companies with outdated thinking where possible.
The salary Equinix was pitching for someone from Campbell River in my role was less than what my brother makes doing unskilled labor at a local fish plant.
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2 bedrooms in the city is 4.5k in rent or double that in mortgage. Childcare is 4K. Yeah, take that nice big annual salary, shave off 33% in taxes, deduct rent or mortgage and childcare and see if that works.
(There are cheaper rent controlled 2BR apts. maybe 3.6? But they would be much older)
That’s why people aren’t having kids. At any salary range.
Yeah I get so frustrated when people rant about how mortgages are cheaper than rent
It really depends on where you live
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Fra i giovani emerge un elemento rilevante per la democrazia: l’elevato livello di impegno civico. Quasi un giovane su due (47%) in Italia ha già partecipato ad azioni collettive, con una crescita molto marcata rispetto al 2023. La partecipazione a proteste di piazza è passata dal 26% al 43%, mentre restano molto diffuse anche altre forme di azione, come il voto (77%), la firma di petizioni (64%) e le iniziative civiche (36%).
Fonte: CILD
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@sandropisano scusami, ma nel trambusto d iquesti giorni devo essermi perso il tuo indirizzo email. Saresti così gentile da rimandarmelo, così ti invio tutto?
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Let’s start. #Fosdem2026
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Something incredible has happened. I've stumbled on a band that is _exactly_ the sort of thing I like, and I had no familiarity with their music, though I'm sure I've heard the name. Moving Targets were in exactly the same orbit as three of my favorite bands of all time (Husker Du, Mission of Burma, and Lemonheads), sharing producer, label, scene, etc. with one or more of them.
I cannot believe I haven't been listening to them for 30+ years like the rest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKGmQpqVzAw&list=PLVJ6dzGY5PvbommRP7E3ebsS4-zBXa9e0
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Aiutaci a rendere l'Italia un Paese più laico e civile!
Iscriviti o rinnova l'iscrizione per il 2026.
Più saremo, più avremo forza e capacità di incidere! 👇
https://www.uaar.it/adesione
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@simone
Qui è così... umida che pioviggina... 🤷
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@Gina I wish I could have seen it in person, but I'm one of the poor sods waiting outside because you all woke up way too early to fill that room 😂
