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Well, not so much city-centric as it is population-centric. Cities are population centers, so there is correlation. The scale you are thinking in is comparable

Well, not so much city-centric as it is population-centric. Cities are population centers, so there is correlation. The scale you are thinking in is comparable to a small web forum being sustainably moderated by the owner of the site, while the majority of the world exists in a place like reddit that has more moderator users than even large web forums have in total. Reddit would not be sustainable if they had to pay a moderation staff, and similarly rural living cannot be scaled up to support cities without becoming city-like. So assuming you accept all that, why even read this article or post a reply in the discussion? I'm not trying to gatekeep here, I'm just saying I don't see why you find this topic interesting? It's like replying to a thread about how life in Afghanistan is really difficult, and you're saying "I think this article is not about America because of all the American things I experience."

LinuxBender 2y ago
I'm not trying to gatekeep here, I'm just saying I don't see why you find this topic interesting? My ulterior motive and secret agenda is to let people know they can escape that nonsense. Many rural areas are getting faster internet but are much more chill. There are pros and cons people can research themselves. For me most of the cons are pros. If I can save even one person per year from the social, government and store apps that have massive teams of marketing psychological warfare experts manipulating them then I have done my hero's doodie.
- andelink 2y ago
  I for one very much appreciated your response. I am pleasantly surprised to hear life like that still exists in the US
  - genewitch 2y ago
    I have never had any of the apps people are talking about on my cellphone since I moved to Louisiana. I just rarely eat fast food anymore, once I realized that I was paying nearly double for my app-free lifestyle. I didn't notice because of inflation at first. The nearest fast food place to my house is 25 minutes away. Same with Walmart, Kroger, my bank, and nearly everything except dollar general and gas stations. No ubet, Lyft. There is the food delivery, but only "in town". So far I have never been able to convince anyone to deliver food to my house. I could use digital ID/license but I don't. "Reward cards" are just phone numbers, at least the two I use (Kroger and horror fright). Oh and 1 gas station rewards. I grew up in Los Angeles and spent 33 years there.

LinuxBender 2y ago

I'm not trying to gatekeep here, I'm just saying I don't see why you find this topic interesting? My ulterior motive and secret agenda is to let people know they can escape that nonsense. Many rural areas are getting faster internet but are much more chill. There are pros and cons people can research themselves. For me most of the cons are pros. If I can save even one person per year from the social, government and store apps that have massive teams of marketing psychological warfare experts manipulating them then I have done my hero's doodie.

andelink 2y ago
I for one very much appreciated your response. I am pleasantly surprised to hear life like that still exists in the US
- genewitch 2y ago
  I have never had any of the apps people are talking about on my cellphone since I moved to Louisiana. I just rarely eat fast food anymore, once I realized that I was paying nearly double for my app-free lifestyle. I didn't notice because of inflation at first. The nearest fast food place to my house is 25 minutes away. Same with Walmart, Kroger, my bank, and nearly everything except dollar general and gas stations. No ubet, Lyft. There is the food delivery, but only "in town". So far I have never been able to convince anyone to deliver food to my house. I could use digital ID/license but I don't. "Reward cards" are just phone numbers, at least the two I use (Kroger and horror fright). Oh and 1 gas station rewards. I grew up in Los Angeles and spent 33 years there.