Choosing a place to live

  Dennis Hackethal commented on idea #2292.

I live in places that are mostly sunny, most of the time. This is for health reasons.

#2292·Benjamin DaviesOP, 2 months ago

Are you thinking of sun exposure to get enough vitamin D?

To be sure, I’m not a doctor, but because I have very fair skin, every dermatologist I’ve ever talked to has advised me to avoid the sun and instead take vitamin D supplements.

  Benjamin Davies revised idea #2292.

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I live in places that are mostly sunny, most of the time. This is for health reasons.

I want to live in places that are mostly sunny, most of the time. This is for health reasons.

  Dennis Hackethal commented on idea #2291.

I want access to good quality food, particularly good quality meat, dairy, and fruit. Ideally the place I live has a growing culture of eating well (for example, in Austin, many restaurants are now making it a point not to use any seed oils in their cooking.)

#2291·Benjamin DaviesOP, 2 months ago

You may want to check out Instagram account jacbfoods. He used to be opposed to seed oils, but when he got his master’s degree in dietetics, he changed his mind.

  Benjamin Davies revised idea #2289.

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I could have multiple homes around the world, which I can move between throughout the year. This way I can make the most of geographical and seasonal advantages of different places.

I could have multiple homes around the world that I move between throughout the year. This way I can make the most of geographical and seasonal advantages of different places.

  Benjamin Davies submitted idea #2294.

Ideally I would live at some altitude, for health reasons.

  Benjamin Davies submitted idea #2293.

I want to live somewhere with a more libertarian culture than average. I want to live somewhere where property rights are respected more than average, and people are left alone by the government more than average.

  Benjamin Davies submitted idea #2292.

I live in places that are mostly sunny, most of the time. This is for health reasons.

  Benjamin Davies submitted idea #2291.

I want access to good quality food, particularly good quality meat, dairy, and fruit. Ideally the place I live has a growing culture of eating well (for example, in Austin, many restaurants are now making it a point not to use any seed oils in their cooking.)

  Benjamin Davies submitted idea #2290.

I want to live close to thriving cities (say, no more than 60 minutes away on an average day).

  Benjamin Davies submitted idea #2289.

I could have multiple homes around the world, which I can move between throughout the year. This way I can make the most of geographical and seasonal advantages of different places.

  Benjamin Davies started a discussion titled ‘Choosing a place to live’.

I am progressing in my career to the point where I am approaching the level of financial freedom required to be free to choose where in the world to live. I want to discuss various criteria for criticising different places. I am currently a citizen of New Zealand and Britain.

The discussion starts with idea #2288.

I want superior water quality for drinking, bathing, etc.

This means I need to live somewhere sufficiently advanced to be able to provide and service high quality reverse-osmosis water filters. Otherwise I would need to be somewhere that I can directly access spring water, which I think is much more difficult.