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>If you’re even asking the question, you’re doing something wrong. You should be wherever best allows you to create
This is OP
Thank you for the genuine response. This is actually why I am asking this question.
I just got back from Tokyo actually, and wasnt sure if I found what I was looking for there. I can sense an energy in the air, but something about the culture to me seems like it would stifle true creative pursuits. Its was also harder for me to find the scenes I was looking for than other places Ive been, and english isnt that widely spoken. As well as the audience for my work is largely western, thats the market I know, being so far away from that world seems counter intuitive for creating for that world. But it does have a lot of positives too dont get me wrong. And I havent completely written out Tokyo for more long term.
I live in NYC right now, and the cost of living is feels too high to really be able to experiment and play around with any projects. Other creatives Ive known have moved out for the same reason. And many of the folks I meet that do art full time come from money, or they established themselves somewhere else and moved to NYC after having a thriving career. It seems hard to "make it" here. And hiring people on seems impossible.

Im kinda leaning towards Paris right now. I think something about the french and Paris fetishize creativity for some reason. COL is more reasonable, and your still connected to the western world. Was able to meet a lot of collaborators, and its more reasonable to hire people on for things.

Kinda just blog posting at you, apologies. But I am in a bit of a conundrum of where to move my career. And I was hoping this thread could give me some sort of direction.

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