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by douche 3626 days ago
That's really the tradeoff. Some people like trees and grass and a modicum of peace and quiet and privacy. Other people like to live in the caves of steel, with a seething mass of humanity flowing all around.

I think you can guess where I stand on the matter. You couldn't pay me enough money to relocate to Manhattan or San Francisco.

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> Other people like to live in the caves of steel, with a seething mass of humanity flowing all around.

Funnily enough, that's what every suburban Walmart feels like.

"I wouldn't live there if you paid me to" - The Talking Heads on suburbia.
"Other people like to live in the caves of steel, with a seething mass of humanity flowing all around."

I thought you were talking about cars at first.