Quote (Bazi @ Dec 29 2023 11:14am)
You can still get an acre and privacy in suburbs though. Like there’s a few hundred feet between my neighbors and me and there are some richer suburbs where you can really get privacy. For me it’s exactly what you said, ease of life. 15 minute drive to work, family and friends nearby, kids activities all close, nice restaurants/grocery stores. You can get these things in the city but have to contend with shittier people, higher crime. If I was rural I would have to give up a lot of this.
But 100% it just depends what your priorities are. I don’t grow my own food like snipa and if I had that knowledge my priorities might change. I also love cars, which understandably you (sbd) care less about, and you can’t have nice cars in the city, or make use of them in rural areas.
I think kids , occupation, hobbies all factor a bit into ideal place to live. When I’m on call I need to be able to get to work within 60 minutes if necessary so living 15 min away is hugely convenient
At least we can all agree on fk inner cities. it’s fun when you’re younger and no kids but as a working father the idea of living in the city stresses the fk out of me
ya 1 acre for me is a starter property, and id bet in the city id have a hard time doing what i do without complaints (chickens, using most of my lawn for garden, etc). but ya its a lot about upbringing like
said, i got raised being told that was what you had to do, because processed foods and large scale ag food isn't safe. ironically from a grandpa and uncle who basically huffed roundup for 30 years, and drink smoke and chew.
but of course i started small and have built over time, being able to provide half or so of the food my family needs is pretty wild, even if it does take an insane amount of work.