I think it's safe to say that most of the world is going into tailspin. Moving every time the going gets tough isn't feasible for a vast majority of humans. Life will likely get a lot more inconvenient no matter where you choose to live. Unless you're on the run the rest of your life (a decent choice for some, admittedly), you'll finally settle-in someplace, take root and get along.
I've been here since 2012, through good and bad. Worse is always possible...but really, unless I can no longer afford housing and food, I can't think of another place I'd enjoy, where I'd be able to immigrate the way I did here. Not being able to buy a steak is one thing, an inconvenience at best. I can live through cutting costs (again, still plenty of free culture to be had and friendships to enjoy).
Hearing love songs isn't a wish, it's a necessity for some of us...even when times aren't ideal. I'd say it's necessary no matter where you wind up, each location has drawbacks sooner or later. Always anticipating Armageddonn isn't something I'm going to do. I know preparing lends a certain amount of solace, but you can only get a few steps ahead of something so devastating as WWIII or rampant political upheaval, global collapse, environmental devastation. I choose to live in the here and now and don't carry a plan B-Z in my pocket. If the world crushes me, well...I'm a rather optimistic nihilist and that's on the agenda for us all at some point, I've lived well-fully and kindly. I'll go down in my adopted country.
If you're the nomad type, I guess it's different. Many I know enjoy community and having a place to get attached to. Sometimes that means suffering the in-between moments. If you don't actually like Argentina and it was a place to come enjoy the favorable exchange rate and live like a king...that's another topic entirely and I understand the second thoughts. Uprooting would be inevitable then, as you never truly longed for the place and will remain on the search for the best value for your currency.
Many seem to want to see people flee, not meet the muster of their words. Yet, we odd ducks will likely stay put-even with such drab writing on the wall, because that writing is everyplace...worldwide. Unless you're the elite few...you'll be swept up in it at some juncture...so here's to the beautiful moments you can parse while the breath remains steady.
Too long, didn't read: I know how much positivity irks people but living in the ever-pummeling abyss of the negativity that's swirling around us (24/7 these days) won't actually do much to assure a better life. I don't even need to bury my head in the sand, I can allow the reality to sink in and still make a valid and personal choice to remain in Buenos Aires. Those old threads are proof-that while some fled...many of us are still here to vent about the cost of supermarket items, tell tales of free concerts around the city and ask strangers for their humble opinions. So, some of these certain truths of coming doom were good for drumming up fear and loathing but did little to sway those here because they feel like it's 'home.'
If nobody remains to resist change, how can positive change be implemented? If everyone flees when the going gets weird, who turns pro?
