tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135391.post3227874412886790287..comments2023-10-23T14:31:30.297-07:00Comments on words of advice for young people: 'Something to offer besides waiting to die' or 'why do I live in Bloomington?'SDChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06074492906736058141noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135391.post-50954514207671474182011-02-01T12:56:53.110-08:002011-02-01T12:56:53.110-08:00I just came across this post today, so i thought i...I just came across this post today, so i thought i'd add my 2 cents. My wife and i are Boston area natives who relocated to Bloomington for my schooling. We are now working our tails off to make it possible to stay (part of the reason i'm starting SociaLens.com is so that i can have a job in Bloomington). We love Bloomington for a combination of reasons, one of which <i>is</i> the lower Christian Briggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223245158646171336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135391.post-24616642235680565972011-01-02T10:27:36.982-08:002011-01-02T10:27:36.982-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Umesh Bawahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00596730184564644504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135391.post-16783851148116526192010-12-10T01:58:32.009-08:002010-12-10T01:58:32.009-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090941483173538553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135391.post-63767367136697433922010-11-28T19:14:32.215-08:002010-11-28T19:14:32.215-08:00Thanks for dropping by. I agree some creative thin...Thanks for dropping by. I agree some creative thinking is required here, and I don't know to what degree Bloomington could serve as a model for another town, much as I like it. What do you tell a town? 'First, build a really big University here?'SDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074492906736058141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9135391.post-20253167232937376532010-11-28T18:29:22.304-08:002010-11-28T18:29:22.304-08:00I stood up during the Q&A session after that p...I stood up during the Q&A session after that panel and pointed out a job description that paid six digits in NYC and would go for quite a bit less here. I asked how a small town company in Indiana could compete. That's when they said "well it's cheaper here and you can buy a house." That's lazy.<br /><br />There are ways a small town can compete, but it's not Larshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592787080006321384noreply@blogger.com