> FWIW I am lucky enough to live in a high density part of an old city, and it is wonderful. I live in a low-density US suburb built in the late 90s. The proto

> FWIW I am lucky enough to live in a high density part of an old city, and it is wonderful. I live in a low-density US suburb built in the late 90s. The prototypical place that according to the memes, I must drive 30 minutes to the nearest store. > I can walk 8 minutes to a small street of shops with almost everything I need. I can cycle to other parts of the city to enjoy other amenities and meet friends. Also, I can walk in ~10 minutes to stores and entertainment of nearly any type I could need. It's not a binary choice of dense city center or can't walk to anything. Most suburbs can be very walkable.