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[-] trailing9@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 year ago

Why do we accept that urban life is worse than rural life?

[-] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 1 year ago

Ignorance plain and simple. Most people nowadays live their whole lives in big urban centers, they have an idealistic view of country life and take the conveniences of city life for granted. City life can suck, I won't deny it, but living in bumfuck nowhere also has it's major drawbacks.

[-] Damage@feddit.it 8 points 1 year ago

Eh, I've lived both, now in the city, it's got its advantages but I'd be lying if I said I don't dream of going back from time to time.

[-] spauldo@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago

In some cases it is.

I live on an acre about 100 miles from the nearest sizable city. I've got a workshop, pecan trees, a pool, a smoker trailer, a bonfire pit fifteen feet across, and lots of peace and quiet. No HOA, no city ordinances, no traffic, and the only loud neighbor is a donkey that brays a few times a day.

That would cost me at least half a million in the city. The little apartment I used to rent Pre-COVID cost me nearly as much as the house payment I pay now.

Is it for everyone? No. There's no excitement, limited shopping and dining options, and anywhere I want to go is at least a twenty minute drive. But it's great for me. My job sends me all over the world so I get my fill of the city while living in hotels. Going home is a breath of fresh air.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 21 points 1 year ago

The key is to live in the countryside but not actually work in the countryside.

[-] spauldo@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago
[-] Uranium3006@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

Cars ruin cities. There's more we can do to make cities better but that's the big one

[-] wombatula@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

I mean, do you think cars aren't a thing in rural areas or something? You think us country bumpkins are riding our horses around?

[-] Uranium3006@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

There's enough space out there it's not an issue. Cars are a rural technology we bulldozed half the city to makebroom for and then complained about not enough parking and too much traffic

[-] phundrak@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago

No, but it's much, much easier to get rid of them in cities where they can be replaced by subways, tramways, buses, bikes, and the like.

[-] Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

What if you want to leave the city?

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