>move to midwest
>think it will be a step down in quality of living even though worked in lower 48's for over a decade
>now fully remote pick a place with 250-500k pop
>quality of live barely down outside the fact I have to drive a bit more/uber to get to a bar, at least I am not stuck in traffic 4/5 times
>realize everything I want off amazon still easy to get, virtually any "quality" goods I can still drive 30-45 minutes
>food is better by a landslide
>easy to rent a home or apartment without insane markups each year or BS fees
>bar life is better as I am not having people BS me to keep up with the jones every weekend everyone knows the one or two "tall taliers"
>airport flights only a little shitter due to often requiring a layover more often
>making friends is easier imo due to how people are invested in hobbies

Oh no winters are a bit shittier, summers can be a tad more uncomfortable, but overall it's not the worst. Most /trv/ won't like it because the biggest burden of the midwest is you need to often put in effort for things more so than the coastal regions. People out here will also remember what you say and you'll often see people more than once after a while.

Sure if I change jobs my pay is going to go down, but given the cost of living so low my take home is still good enough for virtually anything.

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How's life in the Midwest? I'm tired of the hot stupid south and thinking of going up to Michigan/Ohio/Illinois/Wisconsin.