A millennial couple who make $250,000 say they can't find a home in their budget: 'We refuse to become house-poor' - eviltoast
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    3 months ago

    It should be packed but it isn’t was my point - not sure if it came through there.

    You also get such a degradation of the fabric of society when every family lives in their little isolated burb, away from all the consequences of their callous indifference, socially isolated and slowly losing all empathy for their fellow man.

    Not to mention the torturous effect on kids and parents - being forced to be an Uber for your child or let them rot in boredom in your basement away from all in person socialization.

    And I say that as one who grew up rotting. Suburban Atlanta is hell on earth and you can’t convince me otherwise.

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      3 months ago

      As someone who prefers living in actual rural areas, the suburbs are the worst of both worlds. You’ve got a tiny plot of land you can’t do anything with except grow grass, you’re as surrounded by people as you are in a city, you have no public amenities and no space for good private ones, and you still have to drive everywhere.

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        3 months ago

        Absolutely - I have farmers in my family. They also hate suburbs. It’s neither rural nor urban.