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Surely not forced relocation, but on the other hand I don't quite understand why people think it's a good idea to fight urbanization on a policy level rather th

by dao- 10y ago

Surely not forced relocation, but on the other hand I don't quite understand why people think it's a good idea to fight urbanization on a policy level rather than embracing it.

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lowpro 10y ago
Many people, including myself, don't like cities. Being from Indiana, everyone I know that lives here wants to be here. Cities are crowded, dirty, and far more dangerous than the country and many small towns. The coasts are already overcrowded, they don't need more people.
- saycheese 10y ago
  If you're able to cover the cost and except the risks of living in non-urbanized areas, that's fine. Americans spending billions to create jobs for people to maintain them living in areas that are not economically viable needs to stop.
- rhexs 10y ago
  I spent a few years moving around to big cities for tech jobs. Only thing I really discovered is that I strongly dislike living in big cities. Grew up in a small college town. Great quality of life, affordable (if you have a university job or something supporting them...), very little suburban sprawl, I only have to drive 10-20 minutes to get to the bar district to do something. Sure, I can't go to world renown art centers or find some hyper specific activities/businesses that can usually only succeed in higher population densities, but I'd only be a few hours away from them if needed. Lots of pluses for me. Hope to take a significant pay cut and shoot for a stable job someday in one of these places. The friends I grew up with make 1/3rd what I do, but they all own homes and seemingly enjoy a higher quality of life. My current solution is save up a nice nest-egg and re-specialize into something else. Haven't decided what yet.
vinay427 10y ago
There are plenty of large cities in the Midwest as the comment you replied to mentioned. There's a good amount of confusion in this thread as to what Midwest means, especially because the author initially proposed moving agencies to Midwestern "cities". No one is fighting urbanization.

by dao- 10y ago

Surely not forced relocation, but on the other hand I don't quite understand why people think it's a good idea to fight urbanization on a policy level rather than embracing it.

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lowpro 10y ago

Many people, including myself, don't like cities. Being from Indiana, everyone I know that lives here wants to be here. Cities are crowded, dirty, and far more dangerous than the country and many small towns. The coasts are already overcrowded, they don't need more people.

saycheese 10y ago
If you're able to cover the cost and except the risks of living in non-urbanized areas, that's fine. Americans spending billions to create jobs for people to maintain them living in areas that are not economically viable needs to stop.
rhexs 10y ago
I spent a few years moving around to big cities for tech jobs. Only thing I really discovered is that I strongly dislike living in big cities. Grew up in a small college town. Great quality of life, affordable (if you have a university job or something supporting them...), very little suburban sprawl, I only have to drive 10-20 minutes to get to the bar district to do something. Sure, I can't go to world renown art centers or find some hyper specific activities/businesses that can usually only succeed in higher population densities, but I'd only be a few hours away from them if needed. Lots of pluses for me. Hope to take a significant pay cut and shoot for a stable job someday in one of these places. The friends I grew up with make 1/3rd what I do, but they all own homes and seemingly enjoy a higher quality of life. My current solution is save up a nice nest-egg and re-specialize into something else. Haven't decided what yet.

vinay427 10y ago

There are plenty of large cities in the Midwest as the comment you replied to mentioned. There's a good amount of confusion in this thread as to what Midwest means, especially because the author initially proposed moving agencies to Midwestern "cities". No one is fighting urbanization.