Maybe what you're really looking for is small town, semi-rural living rather than homesteading? I don't much like living in cities, but homesteading is a bit

Maybe what you're really looking for is small town, semi-rural living rather than homesteading? I don't much like living in cities, but homesteading is a bit of an extreme reaction to it. What brings me tranquility is the ability to be among nature, to be able to talk to my neighbours and get to know them in a friendly way, then come home to most mod cons, and do what I'm reasonably good at - work a tech job - remotely, in comfort. Every now and again I need to go into the city to the office, but those occasional office days become fun, and I can often combine them with going shopping or seeing some entertainment. If I feel like it I can go get a taste of some 'self reliance' DIY work, but I'm not ultimately required to do it - I can just get someone in and pay them to do the work. What was it that attracted you to homesteading exactly?