• SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zipEnglish
    32·
    7 days ago

    Living outside a conurbation doesn’t mean you don’t still need access to the amenities there. You still need groceries, to get kids to school, to visit the doctor, or even maybe visit friends, either in the city, or somewhere else outside it.

    That’s an urban lifestyle.

    Not that I blame people who live out in the sticks and commute into the city. The roads were there first, after all, and they’re taking advantage of conditions. It’s just a net-loss for society, and as is becoming clear, isn’t sustainable.

    • notabot@piefed.socialEnglish
      6·
      7 days ago

      Are you suggesting that the only way to have a “rural” lifestyle is to grow all of your own food, act as your own doctor, and educate your children entirelt by yourself? Bear in mind that, to do even a fraction of this, you’d need lots of land, which would mean you’re a significant distance from any neighbours who might help, which would mean you’d probably need a car, or similar, anyway.