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You overestimate our cultural attention span :) Anyway, even with COVID + Rioting, I'd much rather live in a big city than in the countryside.

by safog 6y ago

inieves 6y ago
why?
- hylaride 6y ago
  Amenities. Not having to drive everywhere. Good internet. Rural areas are more conservative in general (I'm talking about the cultural sense, not economic) so that can be stifling for a lot of people.
pathseeker 6y ago
It happened once before: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight
- mywittyname 6y ago
  These people have figured out how to have their cake and eat it too. Major cities in the US have grown large enough that the ghettos can be reasonably far from the wealthier parts of town. That, plus racial profiling from both police and citizens, serves as an effective divide.
Apocryphon 6y ago
There's a major spectrum of lifestyles between big city and countryside.
wnmurphy 6y ago
Incidentally, I think this is the real harm of social media. I really believe our collective attention span is being decreased by infinite-scrolling feeds of content that demands nothing of the user other than clicking a little heart icon.
subsubzero 6y ago
I don't know, these things tend to burn into your memory. Living in the sfbay I am moving out, things that drove me away are numerable. Covid-19, looting/excessive violence w/ riots, and before that a year earlier random power outages due to wind affecting millions (from pg&e), also out of control wildfires burning up large areas of the state. Combining that with the highest taxes in the US and both me and my wife in tech with great salaries but not being able to afford pennisula/sf area(owning a house) makes anywhere but here look amazing.
treis 6y ago
Long term, sure. But there's little point in paying $$$ for a tiny place when everything is closed due to Covid. Why not decamp for the suburbs/parent's house for a year and save 20-30k?
- jrockway 6y ago
  I didn't decamp to my parents house because they are in the age group that's at risk for COVID-19, and I'd rather not kill my parents than save some money.
- safog 6y ago
  I think this one's definitely happening. The cost of renewing your lease and staying in the bay area vs simply moving out for the year to your parents' house / LCOL area where if it really comes down to it, you can simply break your lease much easier is an easy trade-off.

You overestimate our cultural attention span :) Anyway, even with COVID + Rioting, I'd much rather live in a big city than in the countryside.

by safog 6y ago

You overestimate our cultural attention span :) Anyway, even with COVID + Rioting, I'd much rather live in a big city than in the countryside.

inieves 6y ago

why?

hylaride 6y ago
Amenities. Not having to drive everywhere. Good internet. Rural areas are more conservative in general (I'm talking about the cultural sense, not economic) so that can be stifling for a lot of people.

pathseeker 6y ago

It happened once before: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight

mywittyname 6y ago
These people have figured out how to have their cake and eat it too. Major cities in the US have grown large enough that the ghettos can be reasonably far from the wealthier parts of town. That, plus racial profiling from both police and citizens, serves as an effective divide.

Apocryphon 6y ago

There's a major spectrum of lifestyles between big city and countryside.

wnmurphy 6y ago

Incidentally, I think this is the real harm of social media. I really believe our collective attention span is being decreased by infinite-scrolling feeds of content that demands nothing of the user other than clicking a little heart icon.

subsubzero 6y ago

I don't know, these things tend to burn into your memory. Living in the sfbay I am moving out, things that drove me away are numerable. Covid-19, looting/excessive violence w/ riots, and before that a year earlier random power outages due to wind affecting millions (from pg&e), also out of control wildfires burning up large areas of the state. Combining that with the highest taxes in the US and both me and my wife in tech with great salaries but not being able to afford pennisula/sf area(owning a house) makes anywhere but here look amazing.

treis 6y ago

Long term, sure. But there's little point in paying $$$ for a tiny place when everything is closed due to Covid. Why not decamp for the suburbs/parent's house for a year and save 20-30k?

jrockway 6y ago
I didn't decamp to my parents house because they are in the age group that's at risk for COVID-19, and I'd rather not kill my parents than save some money.
safog 6y ago
I think this one's definitely happening. The cost of renewing your lease and staying in the bay area vs simply moving out for the year to your parents' house / LCOL area where if it really comes down to it, you can simply break your lease much easier is an easy trade-off.