I don't think I ever ran into that when I was younger. Meeting in houses is the original way Christians met, so I think it would be weird to complain about it. I found it pretty common for people to make fun of the opposite. If you're spending your church money on a big fancy building, does that really show your dedication to church teachings like charity*?

Also, people might accuse a really small church group of being culty, but a small church group with a big fancy building feels much cultier than the same group meeting in a house.

I was only really exposed to Evangelical Christianity so it's possible this is very different among other groups like Catholics.

* Churches typically justify this in terms of practicality (more spaces to work with) and marketing evangelism.

I'm not sure if you have the setup for this, but call centers tend to pay reasonably well, and some are online now and don't care where you work from.

You could try using your partner's connections to get a signing bonus or early-payment of his first few paychecks, then use that to cover moving.

It might be worth getting him to where the work is with a cheap one-way flight and the cheapest hotel you can find (or stay with friends if possible), then follow later when you have enough saved for moving. Or do something similar in Arizona (find a job that's too far to drive and stay in the cheapest motel you can find nearby until you've saved enough to move).

Some jobs provide transportation, room, and board, like cruise companies. If you can get one of those jobs, they'll get you where you need to be and provide somewhere to live during the season. This includes both people on the ships and some people on land (i.e. they don't expect employees to live year-round in Skagway, AK).

This is evidence against the claim that debating opinions which are not widely held, or even considered "conspiracy theories", just gives them a platform and strengthens their credibility in the eyes of the public.

I'm not sure if this really applies here, since Lab Leak was never really treated as a crazy/fringe idea among rationalists. In fact, it looks like it was the majority opinion before the debate and ACX posts.

I think historically frying would have used olive oil or lard though.

Don't forget the standard diet advice of avoiding "processed foods". It's unclear what exactly the boundary is, but I think "oil that has been cooking for weeks" probably counts.

Having 1.6 million identical twins seems like a pretty huge advantage though.

Just curious, but if you found a big group house you liked where everyone had kids, would you be interested? I guess it would have to be a pretty big house.

You should probably take reverse-causation into account here. I doubt the effect of the school is nearly as strong as you think, since people who want finance jobs are drawn to the schools known for getting people finance jobs. Add to that that the schools known for certain things are the outliers. If you go to a random state school, the students are going to have much more varying interests.

Any chance you can link to that discussion? I'm really curious.