Yes, city people rarely enjoy quiet simpler life near/in the nature and wonder WTF folks actually do there, and rural folks struggle to find cities appealing en

Yes, city people rarely enjoy quiet simpler life near/in the nature and wonder WTF folks actually do there, and rural folks struggle to find cities appealing enough due to all the missing bits, noise, pollution, crowds. Work or studies overcome this, but as you write, especially with kids, getting a bit older folks somehow remember positives of their childhood and revert, if work allows it. WFH gained wider acceptance due to covid helped massively, I still hope self-driving cars/pooled ai taxis will cover the rest in few years. Thats literally a continuous trillion dollar business, and compared to many big name corps popular here this would tremendously positively help so many people. IIRC some psychological research found out we humans can adapt to almost any situation, positive or negative, and over time revert to our original selves and level of happiness coming from our own existence (that's why joy from ie new toy fizzles away so quickly not only in kids). But folks seem to not do that for 2 items even after time passes - pets you actually enjoy (consistent positive energy) and long daily commutes where life tickles away and you are stuck doing nothing worthwhile for your life (the opposite).