Comments by "Jeremy Barlow" (@jeremybarlow2291) on "sprawl is not the biggest concern to people seeking a better life" video.

  1. As someone who has lived 30 miles from the Canadian border in Upstate NY most of my life, although born in Tacoma, Washington & having lived for a brief time near Peoria, IL while my father was stationed in Germany & my mother was attending college while I was an infant. Whenever I have visited NYC it's subway was depressing in a way the DC subway was not, the Buffalo subway was not, and the Los Angeles subway was also not. I lived in Buffalo for 3 years during law school & while it has much of the rust belt decay, it never had the rampant garbage smell that is all over NYC. I lived in Los Angeles for a year and despite being the second largest city by population, it too even in it's worst neighborhoods did not have the trash and decay problem that is pervasive in NYC. Which is its own problem for Los Angeles. The bad neighborhoods and the good neighborhoods have few tell tail signs, but while NYC keeps you on guard even in the best neighborhoods, Los Angeles can lull you into an unhelpful calm even in the worst neighborhoods because they don't look that bad. Palm trees and sun make even sketchy neighborhoods look nice in ways that garbage and worn out subways do not. I will say I am happy that you are enjoying the experience of peace that comes from a more rural life. It has its own pitfalls certainly. It's hard to get the great variety of cuisine available in more urban areas. You will be hard pressed to attend a great Shakespeare play. The local high school football game is a poor substitute for the Giants or Jets game. The little league does not compare to the wonderful ball park in the Bronx, but you can Netflix and chill with the best of 'em in even the most rural parts of America these days.
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