Success in Canada means moving to America
Note that the article focuses on the ability to find work in the creative and media industry, versus the technology industry.<p>In addition, though it captures a feeling that many Canadians have, I wish it were backed by statistics and data to support the assertion in the headline.<p>I also thought that the following passage was not strongly supported:<p>&gt;”WHEN I GOT BACK to Toronto, I understood in a new, tactile way that I might one day leave it. Toronto’s energy flows endlessly toward the impulse to win, to never stop working until you hit your head on the visible ceiling. Then you work some more. New York has that vibe too, maybe even more so, but I feel like everyone’s more self-aware about it. And, more importantly, there’s no ceiling. You can try to dominate the world and touch the clouds, as foolish as it would be.”<p>I believe the “impulse to win” is more of a function of who you associate with and your own attitudes, versus the city you happen to be located in.<p>There is a grain of truth (people who move to New York City are often self-selected to be ambitious), but it wasn’t convincing to assert that the people of Toronto are chasing promotions as part of a corporate ladder until they hit a ceiling.<p>Counter-examples are abound in Toronto. Some people start their own companies, others find enjoyment outside of work (e.g. family and friends), and others are comfortable with their position in life (e.g. small business owner of a bakery).<p>People in Toronto also come from vastly different cultural backgrounds as the city is one of the most culturally diverse (over half as part of an ethnic minority as of 2016) in the world [0], so it is a leap to assert that everyone shares similar beliefs about work just because they live in the city.<p>The author’s assertion is an example of the “false-consensus effect,” where people mistakenly believe that others in a particular context must share their beliefs [1]. This is why studies with statistical analyses are important.<p>&gt;”But, in practice, that inevitability now felt freeing. I guess I got tired of repressing my sense of possibility.”<p>You don’t need to move to New York City to feel a sense of possibility and work toward your goals.<p>[0] (PDF): <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.toronto.ca&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2019&#x2F;11&#x2F;99b4-TOHealthCheck_2019Chapter1.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.toronto.ca&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2019&#x2F;11&#x2F;99b4-TOHea...</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nngroup.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;false-consensus&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nngroup.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;false-consensus&#x2F;</a>