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Probably people just figured out that they don't need big cities to live. Personally I think cities are overrated anyway and this is why: - heavy traffic henc
by anthropodie 6y ago
Probably people just figured out that they don't need big cities to live.
Personally I think cities are overrated anyway and this is why:
- heavy traffic hence heavy pollution
- huge commute times to work
- need to pay lot more for home (both buy/rent, may even have to take loan)
- everything is expensive. My current expenses are 1/3 of that of city and I already have a home. I live in a town since pandemic
- ghaff 6y agoMost of the relatively recent net inflow into certain cities is from a fairly specific young college-educated demographic. And the reality in places like Manhattan is even though a lot of those sorts of folks moved to the "big city" for jobs after graduation, in practice, many of them moved to the suburbs when they got married, had kids, etc. After graduation I probably knew dozens of people who moved to Manhattan or nearby. I'm not sure more than one couple I know is still there.
- decafninja 6y agoI notice that very few people that work in Manhattan actually live in Manhattan. Unless you're very young and happy to live with roommates, or are already loaded, or are making big bucks from a, say, high finance or FAANG SWE job, most people seem to be commuting in from NJ or the outer boroughs (Brooklyn and LIC are probably priced out too).
- jacksonkmarley 6y agoI think the advantages of living in a big city really emerge when you have hobbies/interests/needs that are not very common. In that case if you want in-person interaction with like-minded people, or to attend specific facilities, you need a big enough population that the relevant small percentage of people becomes a significant community.