This is way too rosy about peasant agriculture and rural life in peasant societies. People primarily leave the countryside because they are literally starving t

This is way too rosy about peasant agriculture and rural life in peasant societies. People primarily leave the countryside because they are literally starving to death there, and can’t get jobs. After moving to the city, people have access to more steady/reliable income and food supply, more material goods, more education, etc. Even though conditions are often dangerous and unpleasant, they are nonetheless an improvement, and people go back to their villages and encourage their friends to follow along.