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I would rather raise my kid(s) in a small town and not a big city. Maybe within a few hours drive of a big city to the occasional big/special event, museum vis
by rationalist 3mo ago
I would rather raise my kid(s) in a small town and not a big city. Maybe within a few hours drive of a big city to the occasional big/special event, museum visit, etc.
- hallole 3mo agoI lived in my local big city for a few years. As I did so, and as I regularly traversed its streets and public transport, I many times thought, "ok, maybe suburbanites have a point." What makes the suburbs and small towns good isn't positive / a presence of pros, but negative / an absence of cons.
- watwut 3mo agoI am glad I did not grew in a place like that. Being able to move around independently and having those free events, museums, sports, libraries available by bicycle and public transport was nice. Better then then needing hours of drive or stay at home.
- rationalist 3mo ago> Being able to move around independently and having those free events, ... sports, libraries available by bicycle You can still do that in a smaller town too, and have actual wilderness - forests, etc to explore, build tree houses, forts, fishing, swimming, etc.
- red-iron-pine 3mo ago> a few hours drive hard pass. cars are the reason everything sucks in N American urban planning
- AnimalMuppet 3mo agoAssume that's true. They (and their cars) aren't in your city. They come in once in a blue moon for something. If you have a problem with that, why? You'd be better off (from your perspective) reducing to zero the number of people who do live in your city and use a car.
- rationalist 3mo agoI'd recommend bicycles or walking in a small town.