[simonsaysso]

I would agree in principle, but from experience it seems people are less interested in the energy of the city as they age and acquire more things, and prioritize building their own space around them instead of utilizing the city around them.

[ryandrake]

Bingo. To someone like me, the "energy of the city" is a severe down-side. I don't want "energy" in my life. I don't care about "amenities". I don't want to hear my neighbors music, or smell their cooking, or deal with their drama. Where I live now, working from home, I could go an entire week without seeing another living soul, and it's wonderful. I value the ability to sit on my porch with a beer, hear nothing but birds and crickets and the stream behind my property gurgling away, smell nothing but the trees, and see nothing but the sunset.