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Looking forward to the follow-up piece 10 years from now when the allergy shots no longer work, the nearest point of interest is an 8+ hour drive away, and that feeling of dread hits on April 1 as the thermometer his 90f and stays there until November.

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I can tell you how it will go. "All these people have irrevocably destroyed [my] Austin. Costs are up, too many people, what I liked about it isn't the way it is anymore."

From subjective experience, it seems like the natural turnaround for “this isn’t my Austin anymore!” is about 10 years.

I lived there for 10 years. I left because I couldn’t afford it any more. :-/

10 years sounds about right. Been that way for decades too. I remember people in the early 90's complaining how Austin had changed since the 70's. It's the one constant to that town.

People have been saying that since I left Austin 5 years ago after living there for 15 years (as a San Antonio native).

"Don't Dallas my Austin" (and its sibling from the 80's "Don't build and they wont come") is the kind of mentality that put Austin exactly where it is wrt affordability and infrastructure

That constant questioning around whether you've picked up covid or it's just cedar fever is fun

Sitting in Houston right now, I know that you're claim of "nearest point of interest is 8 hours away" is so fking wrong. Houston is like 2 hours away from Austin and is a metropolis.

Some might question whether Houston is a point of interest ;-)

If you think the 4th largest US city is not a POI you're arguing in bad faith

Not really. Just because somewhere is a good place to live doesn't mean its a good place to visit.

Chill. Yes, I'm being snarky. But I did spend quite a bit of time there for work at one point--albeit quite a while ago. And it's sort of a sprawling mess for the most part. If I lived in Austin, I'd probably go to Houston now and then for cultural activities but, no, by and large Houston is not a city I'd go out of my way to visit. Sorry.

If you think a concrete jungle is a point of interest, your interests are definitely different than mine.

Have you actually ever been there? This is the most ridiculous sentiment I’ve ever seen on Hacker News, including the crypto people.

It is not bad faith.

But conflating 4th largest city as a good think does not make sense.

As City of mexico is a big city and Bangladesh too ..

Food. in Houston: Go to Chinatown or 1-2 BBQ places

Beach? please don't tell me galveston is a beach....

Inside the loop? Outside loop? -> you know what I mean

"Houston, we have a problem!"

do you live there?

Did for ten years, then stopped kidding myself and left. Made good money off real estate appreciation though.

You made the most of underutilized assets because you are progressive and believe in the free market

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