asie:
ex2:meltingnoise: kissdonttell: tweexcore:
“New Yorkers think an interesting life is more important than a happy life. What you really pay for with the exorbitant cost of living and the hard lifestyle is to be surrounded by strong performers, huge ambitions, and constant need for change and innovation. To live in New York City, you have to trade happiness for this. To most New Yorkers, it’s a no-brainer. They would take that trade any day. To most people outside of New York City the trade-off is crazy.”
I don’t really like this. I can appreciate the sentiment but when did living an interesting life and living a happy life become mutually exclusive? It seems like we’re confusing happiness with complacency. Individuals are interesting by definition. It’s just that, as New Yorkers, we embrace it and we value it so much that it’s worth the trade off with exorbitant rents or a 20 minute wait for the G train. I had a moment on Saturday where I was surrounded by friends and thought about how lucky I was to be in the company of such talented, fun and genuinely interesting people. It made me happy.
