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The main reason people live there is to feel remote and rural. It is a way of life. Point Reyes and surroundings have been a popular tourism destination for de
by pvg 5y ago
The main reason people live there is to feel remote and rural. It is a way of life.
Point Reyes and surroundings have been a popular tourism destination for decades, though. A large chunk of the people living there would not live there if it wasn't that - they benefit from it and from the proximity to a large urban center. Representing it as some sort of remote rural backwater doesn't quite capture the nature of the place.
- crhulls 5y agoIt was a rural backwater years ago. I'm 38 and of the transition generation. It was always a bit touristy but many of the older folks who live there were hippies who wanted a cheap place to live far away from it all. I hear stories of how the houses even in the 70s were bought in cash because banks thought it was too risky to finance. I know the reason I like being here is because it is remote and rural and I have a sense of comfort living in a place that doesn't change much.