"It's all computer!"

"Everything's computer!"

40K in middle America is probably much easier because cost of living is cheaper. I’m assuming you mean living in literally the middle of the US like Kentucky or something? Middle America is technically Mexico and Central America.

40K in NYC, SF, Chicago, etc would probably be a better learning experience than 40K in Kentucky.

I'd be down to watch this. Give RFK a 1br apartment on the sketchy side of town, an old Toyota Camry where the CEL won't turn off (but you're sure it's just an O2 sensor, ignore it for now), and a job 40 minutes away where you're pretty sure they're not gonna fire you but you're definitely not getting a pay raise any time soon. For extra fun, let's throw $40k worth of student loans on there.

I wonder how even the ones that grew up in something like this, like JD Vance, would be able to cope.