(1) NYC is a bastion of good PEOPLE in many ways, nothing to do with good governance. Add to this that 40 or more per cent of the population is foreign-born, and it makes it an interesting and in many ways pleasant place to live.
(2) I exaggerate a bit, haven’t given anyone a nosebleed yet, but I’d really be pretty damn pissy if I had to deal with nonsense 50 hours a week, two weeks off per year, with nothing to show for it.
(3) Not really content, but I have family and friends here, so plan to spend at least some time i the Northeast for the forseeable future. If I had no connections, I would probably be in France or further East for keeps right now. Legally as a citizen of an EU country who speaks multiple languages, work permit or starting a business wouldn’t be a problem.
(4) Said Edison: “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
Retorted Tesla: “If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw until he found the object of his search. I was a sorry witness of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation would have saved him ninety percent of his labor.”
People who brag about working 50-60 hours a week non-stop may be seen as hard-working by the majority of the public. Unless they’re engaged in cutting-edge research, I just see them as sad cases… not worth bragging about. Work for the sake of work isn’t an end in itself.
