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I'm curious why HN is continually so confused by the word "rural", certain subjects almost always fall apart on this website because of folks confusion over the
by kodah 5y ago
I'm curious why HN is continually so confused by the word "rural", certain subjects almost always fall apart on this website because of folks confusion over the word.
- majinuub 5y agoI'm thinking that its because many HN users live in or close to medium to large sized cities. So they have no perspective when it comes to a place that's truly rural. They just see that some small city has no high rises or large companies and just assume "that must be a rural town."
- mgarfias 5y agoIts because most here have never really been rural. Rural is a place to drive past or fly over on to something interesting.
- Dracophoenix 5y agoIt's confusing because the Census Bureau's definition quite doesn't capture the essence or totality of what makes an area "rural". It only operates on numbers and self-reported designations, neither of which encapsulate what OP would expect.