You can live in the heart of San Francisco on $2k/mo, including rent. You don’t need to work 10hours a week as a software developer, to support that lifestyle.

I could fit a solar system in the gap between your two options of a) full time CTO or b) 9 figures to ‘win back your time’.

Personally I believe you’ve been operating on autopilot, and not designing your life to suit your own needs.

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louthy 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Personally I believe you’ve been operating on autopilot, and not designing your life to suit your own needs.

You have no idea about me at all, so please don't insult me by thinking that you do.

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jondwillis 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Bro, what? $2k? I just double checked and everything available for less than $2k is awful if you care about, IDK, having a family, a pet, a kitchen, outdoor space, green space, not having to share everything, including peace and quiet, with a revolving cast of characters.

Not that these things are required to “live,” but I certainly am not interested in making these tradeoffs.

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paradox460 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Nah see you live in a SRO in Chinatown and get all your meals at the Catholic mission.

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riazrizvi 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes I exactly did that! Moved into an SRO on the edge of Chinatown. It's a nice tiny apartment, I'm on the edge of a mecca of affordable grocery stores, and I'm two blocks from my part-time job that gives me free-time to self-fund my software hustle. But there are other options. What's wrong with living with good people in a room share?

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jazzyjackson 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Finding good people to live with is a miracle and not a permanent one. All it took is one good roommate to decide he didn't need to take his antipsychotics anymore for me to never want a roommate again.

So enjoy your situation while the good times roll, no shade, but people have their own reasons to never consider living in an SRO besides mere materialism.

	▲	riazrizvi 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Fair point. BTW I was originally searching for an SRO but I landed a 'micro-apartment' (I just double-checked terms), it has its own kitchen/bathroom. Had I stopped looking I wouldn't have found this great situation. Great enough that when I won a housing lottery the following month, for a nicer apartment at the same rate, I was content to give it up and let someone else receive it.

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j7ake 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Do you have a family or people you need to take care of? Life is more than sustaining your own existence.

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what 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

How are you living in SF on 2k/month? How many people sleep in the same room as you?