3 ms·
> quiet cost-conscious piece of paradise Some of us like living in the city :(.
by krisdol 11y ago
> quiet cost-conscious piece of paradise
Some of us like living in the city :(.
- flubert 11y agoIn fact, people like living in a city so much, that gobs of them are willing to pay a premium in order to do so. Oh, wait...
- krisdol 11y agoAbsolutely. But I don't think city living needs to be expensive. Looking toward the more population-dense central Europe, average families are able to afford to live in urban areas because there is far more urban housing available throughout the countries, and it's not just concentrated in a couple of metropolitan cities. The demand for urban living outpaces supply of urban housing the United States. We need a great urban housing expansion throughout the country to make city living affordable again.
- acheron 11y agoYes, I've heard that masochism is a thing.
- virtuabhi 11y agoActually, living in city is (1) good for environment - no SUV trips, energy efficient buildings, and (2) good for soul - activities, theatres. I think love for suburbs (and then driving 30 miles to work and burning natural resources to catch up with city lifestyle) is mostly a US thing.
- flubert 11y ago>good for soul I've always been intending to read "The Human Zoo": "How does city life change the way we act? What accounts for the increasing prevalence of violence and anxiety in our world? In this new edition of his controversial 1969 bestseller, The Human Zoo, renowned zoologist Desmond Morris argues that many of the social instabilities we face are largely a product of the artificial, impersonal confines of our urban surroundings. Indeed, our behavior often startlingly resembles that of captive animals, and our developed and urbane environment seems not so much a concrete jungle as it does a human zoo. Animals do not normally exhibit stress, random violence, and erratic behavioruntil they are confined. Similarly, the human propensity toward antisocial and sociopathic behavior is intensified in todays cities. Morris argues that we are biologically still tribal and ill-equipped to thrive in the impersonal urban sprawl. As important and meaningful today as it was a quarter-century ago, The Human Zoo sounds an urgent warning and provides startling insight into our increasingly complex lives." http://www.amazon.com/The-Human-Zoo-Zoologists-Kodansha/dp/1568361041 http://www.amazon.com/The-Human-Zoo-Zoologists-Kodansha/dp/1...
- douche 11y agoTrees, mountains, and the absence of other people is good for my soul.
- dagw 11y agoAbsolutely, and they're all waiting for me a short drive or train ride from my flat any time I want them.