For these six people, the realest consideration in real estate acquisition was the friends they made along the way
  • Cris@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I mean, I haven’t stopped to read the article yet (gonna save it for later) but it seems like a pretty fair priority to consider when moving, or when considering the possibility of moving

    We move for jobs, and for family, really good friends are a sincerly precious thing, and are at least as important as those reasons to move.

    • poVoq@slrpnk.netOPM
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      2 months ago

      The article makes a similar point, overlapping with the ”the extended family we chose" argument, both of which have some merit.

      However, personally I have experienced that friendships are a product of the circumstances and old friends are often only held together by nostalgia for the times when circumstances brought them together. Thus as a result of this, I think continuing friendships like described in the article isn’t that much different from finding new friendships when the circumstances allow it.

      • taiidan@slrpnk.net
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        2 months ago

        I agree with your points. Though for me a big difference has been friends I made before ~25 and friends after 25. There is no way I would want to live anywhere near friends I made before that age. Being in my early thirties, who knows how I’ll feel 10 years down the line. Doing this communal living is a big commitment which might be hard to get out of.

  • Firebirdie713@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    I would love to, and when I buy a house sometime in the future that is a major consideration for me. Unfortunately, right now I have to live where I can afford to. I have had to move almost every year since graduating college and have never been able to take that into consideration due to finances. Even now, hubby and I will likely be given his parents’ current house that is much further away from our friends, and we are taking the opportunity because we can’t afford not to.

    • shapesandstuff@feddit.org
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      2 months ago

      The dream would be to get the closest group together to buy land (or take them with to the family home if there’s space), to build a community together.

      • taiidan@slrpnk.net
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        2 months ago

        Do these dreams require remote work? When we bought a house, proximity to public transportation and centers of employment were large considerations. How can that be resolved if some people working in “the big city” while others work remotely and others work in an exurban location?