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Coloradough posted...

Well sure but it's all things that living a city life lead to.

Fewer outdoor opportunities lead to electronic entertainment, more commuting means less free time so you eat out, etc etc

I'd argue that the outdoor opportunities are much better, there are tons of parks you can visit and if you want to get away from people more then it isn't that far of a drive. If you want to go somewhere with ZERO people or shoot guns from your backyard then yeah you're SOL but there are going to be things you can do in one place and not the other. Nowhere has everything, but the city generally has much more, even if it sometimes costs money. I live within my means anyway so it really doesn't matter to me, what am I getting out of saving more? I'd rather enjoy life now in my relative physical prime than think about maximizing how I'm going to live when I'm like 70.

If you prefer the country life anyway more power to you but I think people should avoid the trappings of idealizing it cause many of them might well find it's not all it's cracked up to be.