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For me personally, quality of life. No need for a car, I love theatre and as a kid I had to commute two hours to get to the next chess club because I lived in t

For me personally, quality of life. No need for a car, I love theatre and as a kid I had to commute two hours to get to the next chess club because I lived in the middle of nowhere.

legerdemain 5y ago
Theater can be live-streamed. You can play chess online with anyone in the world. Why would you need to live in a city to enjoy these experiences?
- Barrin92 5y ago
  I hope that's a joke because sitting in front of a screen isolated at home isn't a replacement for experiencing a play live. I've played enough online chess during the pandemic for a lifetime, I want to sit in a club with a beer and my friends over a physical board having face-to-face conversations, there's no online replacement for that. And in a city that is always only 15 minutes away by foot and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
  - legerdemain 5y ago
    That's why there are different kinds of people in the world. I wager there are lots of people like me on this site. If warm food regularly appeared at my door, I'd be happy never leaving my room and interacting with the world exclusively using my computer. I think it's useful to be aware that not everyone is a social butterfly who demands constant IRL interaction!
    - alophawen 5y ago
      Socializing has little to do with experiencing outdoors. You should try it sometime
    - codyb 5y ago
      Haha, to be fair friend, you seemed fairly surprised the original poster would want to see a play or play chess in person ;-)
stephencanon 5y ago
College towns. Easier to go to the theater than in the city, and most interesting stuff comes through town eventually. When I lived in SFBA, I went to a show every month or so. In Hanover NH pre-pandemic, it was once a week. And less need for a car, except in winter snowstorms. Enough good restaurants to not be boring, two hours to Boston, two and a half to Montreal (by car) and NYC (by air) for easy weekend trips if you need a big city fix.

For me personally, quality of life. No need for a car, I love theatre and as a kid I had to commute two hours to get to the next chess club because I lived in the middle of nowhere.

legerdemain 5y ago

Theater can be live-streamed. You can play chess online with anyone in the world. Why would you need to live in a city to enjoy these experiences?

Barrin92 5y ago
I hope that's a joke because sitting in front of a screen isolated at home isn't a replacement for experiencing a play live. I've played enough online chess during the pandemic for a lifetime, I want to sit in a club with a beer and my friends over a physical board having face-to-face conversations, there's no online replacement for that. And in a city that is always only 15 minutes away by foot and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
- legerdemain 5y ago
  That's why there are different kinds of people in the world. I wager there are lots of people like me on this site. If warm food regularly appeared at my door, I'd be happy never leaving my room and interacting with the world exclusively using my computer. I think it's useful to be aware that not everyone is a social butterfly who demands constant IRL interaction!
  - alophawen 5y ago
    Socializing has little to do with experiencing outdoors. You should try it sometime
  - codyb 5y ago
    Haha, to be fair friend, you seemed fairly surprised the original poster would want to see a play or play chess in person ;-)

stephencanon 5y ago

College towns. Easier to go to the theater than in the city, and most interesting stuff comes through town eventually. When I lived in SFBA, I went to a show every month or so. In Hanover NH pre-pandemic, it was once a week. And less need for a car, except in winter snowstorms. Enough good restaurants to not be boring, two hours to Boston, two and a half to Montreal (by car) and NYC (by air) for easy weekend trips if you need a big city fix.