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The desire is to not be destitute and have access to services including education, not to be in a city as such.
by AstralStorm 4y ago
The desire is to not be destitute and have access to services including education, not to be in a city as such.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoI think it is more complicated than that, Often tradeoffs of magnitude opposed to black and white. There are jobs and education in rural areas, at least to some degree, but people prefer higher paying jobs and better education, which is more available in the cities. I think that there is some level of thinking that the grass is always greener on the other side. I remember visiting my rural hometown after college and a few years working in SF to find that many acquaintances with only highschool degrees were now homeowners with 2.5 kids working at bars or auto shops. I'm sure they thought that I was rich, living in the city with 3X their salary. I think that if you look at the National cost of living data for towns and cities he will find that there is something more going on then just jobs and education because many people flock to cities that don't have particularly good good relative cost of living