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There was and always will be a demand for that sort of living, I grew up in the country where the nearest store was in a hamlet 1 mile down the road. I get it, I enjoyed growing up that way and could easily go back to it. Having now lived in the "downtown" of a major city, and having travelled to cities around the world where people quite happily live in apartments/condos within easy walking distance of transit and all the things they need, I get that living as well.
If living the "15 minute city" life was made convenient, and plausible for people, I suspect most youth today would jump at it. Particularly since traffic has become a significant problem across NA as cities keep growing, and fuel prices have done nothing but go up ever since I have been driving (98).
Also, lets not forget that the government has incentivised home ownership for decades via first time homeowners incentives, and no capital gains tax on home value increases. So, it's not as if the government has had nothing to do with Canadian's preference for a detached home and a long commute.
Do we have to create an either/or urban/rural dichotomy? Can we not just figure out how to manage a society where some people voluntarily choose rural life and others voluntarily choose urban life? And some choose both - either concurrently or in sequence?
Freedom used to be a thing.
A factoid I found really interesting recently was that a large portion of Brits choose to live Off-Grid despite living in a relatively densely populated little island.
Many Britons choose to live off-grid in boats, camper vans and mobile homes, particularly during the pandemic.
Estimates suggest that between 25,000 and 1.5 million homes are powered off-grid in the UK,
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Cost of living hits Britons living off the grid – DW – 10/23/2022
Many Britons choose to live off-grid in boats, camper vans and mobile homes, particularly during the pandemic. Now, they are among the people hit hardest by Britain's cost-of-living crisis, Shafi Musaddique reports.
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Perhaps some people value freedom more than convenience and the company of others.
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Living Off Grid in the UK: All You Need to Know | Live Off Grid
Going off grid helps people find and better themselves. Learn everything you need to know about living off grid in the UK here.
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