The idea that you can make life bearable merely by living it in a different place has always struck me as bizarre. I base this view on experience. Wherever I’ve gone, I’ve always still been me, and some obstacles are too much even for geography to overcome. Fortunately, I’m in the minority. Most people don’t seem to be able to tell the difference between movement and amelioration. They believe in the Promised Land. They also can’t get past the misconception that if you move away from something bad, inevitably you’re moving towards something better. This is just bad geometry, a total failure to
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