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I've thought a lot lately about how American's don't have the benefit of living somewhere that has been continuously inhabited (by non-nomadic people) for thous

I've thought a lot lately about how American's don't have the benefit of living somewhere that has been continuously inhabited (by non-nomadic people) for thousands of years. I can't go have fun in a local town center because I literally have no local town center. Living in the middle of suburbia as a youngster means everything within walking/driving distance is paved and closed by 9:00pm. There isn't much to do except spend time inside and to make it enjoyable we buy things to spend time with. I would have loved to live European-ish but I wish it was more practical than it seems.

WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
> I literally have no local town center. Living in the middle of suburbia as a youngster means everything within walking/driving distance is paved and closed by 9:00pm. Modern neighborhoods went a long way to rob youth of most opportunities to learn self-sufficiency and interpersonal skills. Whatever heavy traffic and no trespassing signs didn't take away - that gets ruined by the endless and pervasive lies about stranger kidnapping risk.