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No i used it correctly not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased. The only reason I can think of to live in

No i used it correctly 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.

rhapsodic 11y ago
OK, you're right. Riding smelly buses that run behind schedule and only stop within walking distance of an infinitesimal portion of the places I might want to visit is "objectively better" than getting in a late-model luxury car and going wherever I want whenever I want... 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.
capsule_toy 11y ago
Whether you prefer the city or the suburbs is value-based. I value a low crime rate very highly. I don't know how you can claim to be objective and brush aside crime rate as an irrational fear when there are published crime rate statistics. And there is no objective way to say that my valuing a lower crime rate is less reasonable than all the other things you value.

rhapsodic 11y ago

OK, you're right. Riding smelly buses that run behind schedule and only stop within walking distance of an infinitesimal portion of the places I might want to visit is "objectively better" than getting in a late-model luxury car and going wherever I want whenever I want... 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.

capsule_toy 11y ago

Whether you prefer the city or the suburbs is value-based. I value a low crime rate very highly. I don't know how you can claim to be objective and brush aside crime rate as an irrational fear when there are published crime rate statistics. And there is no objective way to say that my valuing a lower crime rate is less reasonable than all the other things you value.