I never implied i cared really, don't be so defensive.
My point, is that city living is objectively better than the suburbs, which is why i don't understand why people prefer to live in the burbs aisde from irrational and unfounded fears of crime.
My point, is that city living is objectively better than the suburbs, which is why i don't understand why people prefer to live in the burbs aisde from irrational and unfounded fears of crime.
The fact that you expended so many keystrokes explaining why you think city living is better implies that you do care. And you were the one being defensive. I never said one word trying to convince you my preference is better.
> My point, is that city living is objectively better, which is why i don't understand why people prefer to live in the burbs.
No offense, but I don't think you're using the word "objectively" correctly. You seem to put a lot of stock in your perception that it's less expensive to live in the city. But money is a very subjective value. I make enough money that I don't have to ride on smelly buses, so I choose not to. You may view it differently, and that's cool. Perhaps you see it as a personal virtue, or find it gratifying for other reasons. Whatever. And I like being able to start my car in my heated garage in the winter, rather than dig it out of a snow bank parked on the street a block from my house, like some of my urban friends do. It's all very subjective.
not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased.
The only reason I can think of to live in the burbs, is that there can be better public schools, but if you are not raising a family, any argument you can give, I can give you a logical reason why living in a city is better.
Regardless of what you spend your money on, or chose to budget, living in a central location without needing a car, close to all amenities and services, is better, plain and simple. I don't see how that is not objective, unless you prefer living far removed from everything and wasting time out of your day traveling in a car, which statically the more time you spend driving the more likely you will die or be injured in a accident.
Dude, do you still not see it? I made a point, not about city living, but about city dwellers, and you appeared out of the blue, to illustrate my point in one post after another. If anyone is reading this thread, they probably think you're a sock puppet created by me. You illustrate my point perfectly.
And you also remind me that the city dwellers I've encountered, who obsess about convincing others that their lifestyle is superior, seem to really be trying to convince themselves of that more than anyone else.
So, if you makes you feel better, I'll admit that I'm jealous that I don't get to ride smelly buses or crowded trains every day, while being on guard against pickpockets, and live without a car because I "don't need" one. It's soul-crushing that my kids can play in any backyard in the neighborhood without me worrying about junkies or mentally ill homeless people lurking nearby.
City life is atrocious. Expensive rent for a small dwelling, stuck with whatever public transit the local authority has found fitting to grace you with, and you're stuck socializing with whomever lives nearby.
No thanks. I'll keep my remote job with equivalent market salary and lower non-city living expenses I can spend on expensive luxury electric cars and traveling.