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14 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 3 Jan \ parent \ on: Why Canada Should Join the EU (Charlemagne, The Economist) econ

Cold, dark, snowy, remote, high taxes, plus there's a superior country less than 100 miles south from where pretty much every Canadian lives.

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @denlillaapan OP 3 Jan

Cold Dark Snowy Remote

Ok, ok—no need to oversell it, I love it already!

14 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 3 Jan

It used to appeal to me as well, but you left off the last item on my list.

I should also have included that most of Canada is flat as hell.

41 sats \ 1 reply \ @denlillaapan OP 3 Jan

Yeah, those are the considerations. Troubles me often, and it's really not obvious to me

E.g., here: https://aier.org/article/foot-voting-reconsidered-how-should-i-think-about-leaving/

14 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 3 Jan

I've moved around the US a fair amount and we're considering one final move.

It is really hard to account for everything you need to ex ante and it's hard to put a price on so many of those non-monetary factors. We think we found a place that will feel like home, but we won't know for sure until it's too late.

I do think people should move more. Migration decline is one of the big open questions about the American economy. I've done a little work on it, which I can't share without doxxing myself, and I have some uninvestigated hypotheses still to explore.