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[quote=Anonymous]I was thinking yesterday about how DC is a trap. I’m sick of it here, tied of the hyper-competitive people and the exhausting political virtual signaling (I’m a lefty, I just don’t care about “winning” the DC game of “who’s the MOST progressive?”). People here are addicted to work and prestige and as a west coast transplant, it’s disturbing how much even mid-level office drones think their job is the most interesting thing about them. And even people with hobbies are weird about it. Again, just competitive in an almost dispassionate way. It’s exhausting and I can’t believe we are raising kids here.

But every time we talk about leaving, it’s impossible. DC is expensive but so are lots of places. The weather here sucks and yet is weirdly middle of the road. Once you’ve been here for over a decade, going somewhere much warmer or colder feels hard. I dislike the work culture here, but there are so many jobs and they pay well and the city is so resistant to downturn (knock on wood). Buying a home here is miserable but once you have one the idea of selling it and missing out on certain appreciation is unappealing. And so on.

It’s like I dislike DC but it’s too hard to leave.[/quote]

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