Stability is Not Necessarily a Good Thing
Published at 16:24 on 1 January 2013
So many people tend to think it is, but it’s not. Not really.
It’s a good thing if one is in a good situation. It’s definitely not a good thing if one is in a situation (or a place) that one does not like. In the latter case, “stability” amounts to being trapped against one’s will.
It’s why I’m not rushing into home ownership. Seattle is really not a very good match for many of my values. It’s better for me than Portland, and it’s a useful place to be while I try and get things arranged so I can live someplace more to my liking (which probably means telecommuting), but that’s about it.
Seeking stability prematurely would merely mean entrapping myself in the near future.
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