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What are the net advantages of being in a city? It used to be access to good employment was the main thing but with remote work this often isn't as much of a fa
by osigurdson 5y ago
What are the net advantages of being in a city? It used to be access to good employment was the main thing but with remote work this often isn't as much of a factor anymore. Access to better restaurants, music and sporting events are definitely advantages but limited access to nature, traffic congestion, etc. are disadvantages. I'd say it is more of a lifestyle tradeoff.
- occz 5y ago>What are the net advantages of being in a city? It used to be access to good employment was the main thing but with remote work this often isn't as much of a factor anymore. This is only really true for the type of privileged person posting on HackerNews (me included), other groups don't have that privilege in the same way. >Access to better restaurants, music and sporting events are definitely advantages Add to this the potential to live without having to own a car. The transportation infrastructure of good cities beat having to drive all the time. One other popular thing I've heard is a much larger dating pool, which is probably true. >limited access to nature Good cities include good green spaces. I can access at least two major hiking trails that stretch for about a week with public transportation, and also a huge archipelago. >traffic congestion This is an issue unique to car-oriented development, though, because of how poorly this category of development scales. Cities with high-quality public transportation and bicycle infrastructure don't suffer from the same amount of traffic congestion, and the issue is less relevant as good alternatives for getting around exist.