> I have very secure WFH and I moved in closer intentionally. It's been life changing, I got rid of my car, moved in to a high end inner city apartment, and ful

> I have very secure WFH and I moved in closer intentionally. It's been life changing, I got rid of my car, moved in to a high end inner city apartment, and fully embraced the lifestyle. Honestly? I did too and I'm am absolutely not sold on this lifestyle at all. I told myself I wanted to try it and see what it was like for a year and I have never been more lonely before in my entire life. Unless something changes I will move back after my lease is up, because a boring life is better than a lonely life. There are more social events, but IMO they're very surface level, people don't want any deeper connection. > Meanwhile I see all my rural family stagnating, getting addicted to drugs, stuck on welfare, and living subjectively depressing lifestyles. I mean you're making pretty harsh judgments about their lives. If someone lives rural and is happy, that should be good enough even if you don't want the same lifestyle. Getting addicted to drugs? I walk past junkies literally all the time now in the city, rural areas don't have a monopoly on drug issues.