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by CharlesW 1605 days ago
> …people in cities are more judgmental and unforgiving.

As someone whose life took the opposite path — born and raised in rural Iowa, having since lived in both big cities and suburbs — I'm astounded by generalizations like the above, "the quality of the people is just better", etc. The lesson seems to be "you're going to [love|hate] the [big city|rural] experience based on the personal experiences you have in each.
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betwixthewires 1605 days ago
Yeah well, people are talking about their own subjective experience and their preferences. I don't think all cities are the same, and I don't think all rural places are the same. But the one I wound up in is really special, and it's not the only one. You can leave small town Iowa and go somewhere else that isn't Chicago or San Francisco, and I'm sure there's a city somewhere I might enjoy.
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CharlesW 1605 days ago
> But the one I wound up in is really special, and it's not the only one.

Of course! And there are oases in areas that are otherwise mostly cultural deserts (i.e. Iowa City). I'm glad you don't actually think of city folks as "generally worse". I'm thankful to have spent time in both big cities and small rural communities, and I think it'd be good for our collective empathy if more people could.

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