[ronsor]

> Where? SF and Manhattan are surrounded by water on 3 sides. Seattle has water on 2 sides. Other areas: LA, Boston, Miami, Portland, Denver, Chicago, have similar geographic limitations.

All those places you listed are the cities with high cost of living and many people. "Where" is outside those cities--somewhere else. America is mostly empty space, even excluding parks, national forests, etc.!

> Personally, I wish I had 6 roommates. People aren't getting married in their 20s, so if they aren't living with their wife/husband, why shouldn't they want to live with friends?

It's fine if you do, but I feel like most people do not, and I do not. Being friends and being roommates can often be two very different experiences.

[itake]

It’s incredibly normal across history and cultures for people to live with someone, parents, siblings, husband/wife.

If you live in the empty space, where are the jobs? Where is the food? Where is the healthcare?