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Not sure what memo you're referring to - I generally hear people who like big cities reference the ability to walk to a lot of things you can do.
by TallGuyShort 9y ago
Not sure what memo you're referring to - I generally hear people who like big cities reference the ability to walk to a lot of things you can do.
- matte_black 9y agoThis has been my impression as well. If this advantage were removed there’d be little appeal to living in a city.
- clw8 9y agoThat's why I moved to Chicago, and staying at Airbnbs while looking for an apartment was fantastic. It was hostel style so while most people were tourists, I also met friends who were in the same position as me.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoThe "ability to walk to a lot of things you can do" implies your agency. You have lot of options, but you're not automatically attached to anything; you can choose what to get involved in. Whereas in villages, "everyone knows everyone and is involved in everyone’s business"; you're attached to everything whether you like it or not, with all the social consequences coming from attachment.
- TallGuyShort 9y agoNo I get that, I'm just saying I've only heard that from 2 HN users, and not from anyone else who chose to live in NYC or SF in the years I lived there. It's not exactly an obvious memo that AirBnB didn't get.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoFair enough.