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goobster  ·  654 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: June 8, 2022

I know I am late to the party, but there will never be a better thing for you to do at this point in your life, than to pull up stakes and move somewhere else on a whim.

First off, you get out of your parents house. That has to happen for you to become an individual.

Second off, you gotta deal with all the stuff around moving multiple states away. (Hint: Take nothing you can't fit in a backpack and suitcase. Literally nothing you own today is going to matter in the least, in your new place.)

Third, if it turns out that Austin isn't your jam, you now have more information about what you DO like, and what is ACTUALLY important to you, so your next move is going to be even better.

Fourth, if you DON'T go, you will always wonder if you'd missed out on anything amazing... it'll bug you at night for the rest of your life. While you will NEVER long for having stayed at home living in mom's basement.

Fifth, you will meet awesome people in Austin, because they have also heard the stories about Austin, and were drawn there. Will you all stay there? Will it vibe with all of you? No. And that means they will relocate to other amazing places (NOLA, Stockholm, Portland, whatever) and you will be able to visit them and see places you might not have visited, if you didn't already know someone there.

GO. DO THE THING. You are at the time in life when there are literally NO repercussions from experimenting and trying new shit out.

Later on in life, you won't have these options, and you will forever regret not taking advantage of them to their fullest.