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Not everyone has that luxury due to commitments and priorities and not everyone enjoys or even thrives living in the city so I'm not sure what value this adds.

I always find it interesting how smug people who live in the city and/or have little experience in rural America can be about these kinds of topics.

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>I always find it interesting how smug people who live in the city and/or have little experience in rural America can be about these kinds of topics.

Allow me to be extra smug then. I live in a small town with an Amtrak station. It was hard work finding this place, but well worth it to me. It means I never have to drive an automobile again. That makes me happy.

This. I was fortunate to be able to have the choice to leave, but it wasn’t always this way. I often reflect on what it was like to have constant dread of the next auto repair I would have to pay for.

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