Maybe someday I will have my acreage in Alaska where my driveway is at least 1/2 a mile long and the nearest neighbor is a 15 minute minimum walking distance.
I actually think the congregation of human populations into huge urban centers has done our species a great disservice over the last 2-300 years.
Iām guessing itās because you get freedom , self sufficiency, andā¦ā¦ humans suck
I like cities because Iām not independent in that way. I like cities for the proximity to support and opportunities. I am intellectually driven and interested in studying social networks. not happy without the ability to have discussions and observe people.
Thereās also physical limitations. Even if I wanted to farm/hunt and manage a homestead, Iām a 5ā0, 105lb woman, being able to deadlift 3 plates isnāt going to compensate for lack of height if I have to fix a roof or move a fridge
Nailed it 
This is the way.
I am getting very close to sailing off into the sunset of my acreage and never leaving unless I want to.
These scare me the most. People often forget how thin a thread that holds civilized society together in a just in time delivery society. And with what I have seen in the last few years and where we are headed, I think it is foolish to live in a large city.
For sure.
I canāt believe how many people donāt understand how food is produced and wouldnāt be able to hunt/kill/grow if they had too.
Even if trucks just stopped - 3-5 days tops and everything is empty and then people are tearing each other apart.
It is wild how fast it can all go south.
Look at Haiti - they are literally eating each other.
Oh for sure, Itās ridiculous how reliant most of us are on others (me included at the moment - because reality and billsā¦). Most people have major meltdowns if facebooks and IG go offline for a couple of hoursā¦
Itās hilarious only because if I donāt see the funny in it, itās too sad.
A couple of hours would be fine for me, but Iād have major problems if discord and wechat were shut down for more than a week
most of my friends and all of my family either live across the country or across an ocean. 90% of my communication happens online
Note: I donāt scroll or participate in parasocial relationships
Edit: I have a hard time making friends so online communities help me find ppl I can connect with and not give up connection with those Iāve developed connections with. I am the one in relationships that has to initiate/keep up contact
I donāt currently plan on ever moving to a big city but I like visiting them. I like my small town and its lack of traffic and the proximity to wide open spaces with few people.
Cities usually offer way better and more diverse restaurants, cool architecture and museums, and more events like concerts. For me, the trade off isnāt worth moving there, but going for a weekend a few times a year lets me experience those highlights without sacrificing my small town lifestyle.
I have been to about every big city in the US and quite a few abroad.
My initial thought is I canāt wait to get out of them. To each their own, but big cities are awful to me. I have had enough big crowds and close proximity to people for multiple lifetimes.
I agree about the people, itās just the amenities I enjoy.
If you have never lived in a big city you wonāt get it.
I taught in East New York (75th Precinct, Brooklyn) and in Hellās Kitchen (Printerās HS on 49th and 9th).
Itās great to see the yokels come visit - stop in the middle of the sidewalk, try to take pictures - yaāll just donāt get it.
As much as I would like to, I can never explain it to you - you will never get it.
I live in the central California mountains now, in a cabin with knotty pine and a woodstove as my only source of heat.
I still love NYC!
I lived in Baltimore and Annapolis - 9 years combined.
Both cesspools next to the biggest cesspool of all - DC.
County or City?
I have a love and hate relationship with Baltimore (County and City)
Itās dilapidated as fuck, but a single person could live like a king there.
I sometimes fantasize about buying a townhouse house down there cause it would be cheap. I can be king of the slums.
I would also have access to Northern VA, MD, and D.C for jobs if need be.
City.
Population of less than 600K. NYC population, 8.5M.
Baltimore is definitely a cesspool - not including the Inner Harbor.
I lived in Bethesda MD while first wife went to GWU med school. Parts of DC are also a cesspool. Georgetown, Dupont Circle, Foggy Bottom, not so bad.
Everybody deserves a place to get safe, affordable, accessible crack & sticky icky space nugs, along with combinations of fentenyl, or as the kids call it Fent & all.
Like, I live in a virtual drug desert. I have to travel miles for any type of recreational drugs, and if I want to buy in bulk I have to go through neighborhoods that even the dealers donāt feel save in.
Washington and the surrounding metroplex have found a socioeconomic equilibrium that many cities and urban planners could learn many valuable lessons from.
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. (Read in the style of weepy codependent sjws, who sold their rainbow hair so their boyfriend could get his fix, cuz heās going through a lot right now.)
I spent 4 years in Annapolis, and actually really liked it. I thought the boating culture was awesome, they had some great restaurants, and the people seemed friendly. Fun place for my college years.
They have some great seafood - for sure.
I just like wide-open spaces void of masses of people.
I will never live in a city again. I will visit them from time to time, but live? No.
