• laverabe@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    People don’t live in rural areas primarily because of the distance to their jobs and a lack of infrastructure. Otherwise most people would choose rural living over living in a dense city if all other factors were equal.

    Closeness to nature, lack of pollution/ city noise, free use of the earth and land, etc.

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      3 months ago

      Yep it’s awesome to be free of all the hassles of city life, living out in the woods basically with room to do whatever. The air is clean and fresh, and I can piss in the yard day or night.

      Being close to a small town, I can even access groceries and restaurants within 10 minutes. Fiber internet is available and affordable. Wouldn’t trade it for any city.

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      3 months ago

      [citation needed]

      I greatly enjoy not having to drive 30 minutes to get groceries or run errands. I very much enjoy dense urban areas where everything is within walking distance or good transit.

      Throw in a nice park and some greenery and I’m good. I frankly think most people would pick that than a car centric plot in the middle of nowhere.

    • Willy@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      fuck that! give me nyc. I love nature but it’s so inconvenient. it’s something to visit.