Post by Adron Hall

I'm always amazed when someone chooses ticky tacky "new" suburbs vs. inner core ease of life and food, art, and music options. Especially when the crime/etc parity is effectively the same. There are still tons of people that don't realize how much more work it is to be "suburban" and how inefficient "auto-based" lifestyles are vs. an urban lifestyle. I'm on the verge of being relegated to suburban life again and just thinking about the lack of food options, lack of art and music, the isolation and lack of individuality, the increased odd hostility and lack of mental health among a large number of suburbanites gives me anxiety. Suburbanites so often are a very angry bunch of folks without them understanding why they are, all the while blaming the "other" that they don't even know. It is a very odd and upon thorough review, freakishly uncomfortable and strange lifestyle to pursue. If you're a suburbanite and you aren't one of the angry, hateful, othering types, my hat off to you in attaining a higher level of tranquility and zen among that simulacrum of controlled uniformity and madness. Deep respect for managing to maintain yourself in a sensible and respectable manner! Also if you aren't pushing off accountability to rural or urban folks, I add a bow of respect! 🙏🏻