This Japanese plan to "re-populate" rapidly emptying rural areas is interesting . . .

[torbee]

Would probably be worth doing a pilot study of a similar program here in the USA, but I'm sure it would be labeled "socialism" by the mouthbreathers in Congress and never go anywhere.

I wonder, though, if individual state governments might consider it in some form.

 

[mthawkeyes]

Maybe they could just move in some bison.

 

[torbee]

Maybe they could just move in some bison.

Bison are notorious for their unwillingness to pay taxes. Would not help boost the rural economy much.

 

[The Tradition]

With working from home now a proven viable option, why would anyone want to live in a city?

 

[torbee]

With working from home now a proven viable option, why would anyone want to live in a city?

Other than more things to do, better food, better entertainment, higher-paying jobs, bigger and better potential dating pool?

It's a freaking mystery Trad!

 

[The Tradition]

Other than more things to do, better food, better entertainment, higher-paying jobs, bigger and better potential dating pool?

It's a freaking mystery Trad!

I find cities to be dirty, dangerous and uncomfortable places. Give me wide open spaces with no people around!

 

[torbee]

I find cities to be dirty, dangerous and uncomfortable places. Give me wide open spaces with no people around!

It makes sense that civil society doesn't agree with your lifestyle.

 

[bhawk24bob]

Major cities frown on Trad parking his house on the street

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Only ****ing peasants want to be stacked on top of their neighbors. The prime scenario is 25 minutes from the burbs.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Edit to add: I would love for some of you pansies to move out here. You get over how scary that firearm is REAL quick when you have to shoot a coyote/ Tom cat off your kittens or chickens.

 

[tumorboy]

How many stock boys does Dollar General really need? To make this a good use of government uses.

 

[GES4]

With working from home now a proven viable option, why would anyone want to live in a city?

Spoken like a guy that has never been to Tokyo.

 

[tumorboy]

Edit to add: I would love for some of you pansies to move out here. You get over how scary that firearm is REAL quick when you have to shoot a coyote/ Tom cat off your kittens or chickens.

None of that is any scarier than dealing with Milwaukee area traffic. At least u can predict how much damage a red neck with a gun can do.

 

[GES4]

Edit to add: I would love for some of you pansies to move out here. You get over how scary that firearm is REAL quick when you have to shoot a coyote/ Tom cat off your kittens or chickens.

The exurbs are sooooo scary.

 

[Rudolph]

Other than more things to do, better food, better entertainment, higher-paying jobs, bigger and better potential dating pool?

It's a freaking mystery Trad!

Add in walkable, bikeable living, exposure to more cultural opportunities, so on and so forth.

 

[tumorboy]

The exurbs are sooooo scary.

The city isn't that scary either. Just don't be in the drug trade. Buying, selling, pimpin whatever.

 

[The Tradition]

Add in walkable, bikeable living, exposure to more cultural opportunities, so on and so forth.

Yeah, you could get stabbed to death by someone from a new and unique culture! That's freaking awesome!

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

None of that is any scarier than dealing with Milwaukee area traffic. At least u can predict how much damage a red neck with a gun can do.

Ahhhh Mil-a-wau-kay... which of course is Algonquin for "the good land".

 

[torbee]

Edit to add: I would love for some of you pansies to move out here. You get over how scary that firearm is REAL quick when you have to shoot a coyote/ Tom cat off your kittens or chickens.

Look at Barry Badass over here chasing off scrawny starving half-dogs 😂

 

[Slappy Pappy]

A great solution for California's homeless is for the state to buy them houses or pay their rent in small towns in the midwest and give them $1500/month to live there.

 

[Rudolph]

Yeah, you could get stabbed to death by someone from a new and unique culture! That's freaking awesome!

Honestly, I have no idea what it’s like to think like that.

I’ve lived in Chicago, LA, SF, Oakland, NYC, and never once had a thought like that.

What’s weird is the latent racism in your post. By “unique” I’m guessing you are imagining “non-white”. I hardly feel this is a stretch. Which then loads your comment with the implication that “non-white culture” is, naturally somehow, deserving of greater fear, that it is, naturally somehow more violent.

Never mind that there’s plenty of violence to be found in rural America.

Seriously, Trad.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Honestly, I have no idea what it’s like to think like that.

I’ve lived in Chicago, LA, SF, Oakland, NYC, and never once had a thought like that.

What’s weird is the latent racism in your post. By “unique” I’m guessing you are imagining “non-white”. I hardly feel this is a stretch. Which then loads your comment with the implication that “non-white culture” is, naturally somehow, deserving of greater fear, that it is, naturally somehow more violent.

Never mind that there’s plenty of violence to be found in rural America.

Seriously, Trad.

The other guy brought up "culture" that's a pretty lame attempt to paint someone as racist.

 

[The Tradition]

Honestly, I have no idea what it’s like to think like that.

I’ve lived in Chicago, LA, SF, Oakland, NYC, and never once had a thought like that.

What’s weird is the latent racism in your post. By “unique” I’m guessing you are imagining “non-white”. I hardly feel this is a stretch. Which then loads your comment with the implication that “non-white culture” is, naturally somehow, deserving of greater fear, that it is, naturally somehow more violent.

Never mind that there’s plenty of violence to be found in rural America.

Seriously, Trad.

Dude, those British tourist are insane. And don't get me started on the Germans.

 

[RileyHawk]

Look at Barry Badass over here chasing off scrawny starving half-dogs 😂

Coyotes all over neighborhoods in the Phoenix area. So, so scary.

 

[tumorboy]

Ahhhh Mil-a-wau-kay... which of course is Algonquin for "the good land".

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[Funky Bunch]

Where do we sign up?

 

[torbee]

Honestly, I have no idea what it’s like to think like that.

I’ve lived in Chicago, LA, SF, Oakland, NYC, and never once had a thought like that.

What’s weird is the latent racism in your post. By “unique” I’m guessing you are imagining “non-white”. I hardly feel this is a stretch. Which then loads your comment with the implication that “non-white culture” is, naturally somehow, deserving of greater fear, that it is, naturally somehow more violent.

Never mind that there’s plenty of violence to be found in rural America.

Seriously, Trad.

Anti-urban folks are generally small-minded and afraid. Note, I am not saying that about people who choose to live in the country or suburbs ---- lots of good, legit reasons to do so. But those who live there AND always feel it necessary to talk about "Chicago people" or tell us why no one should ever want to live in NYC or SF or LA --- those are the small-minded, scared folks. I do actually feel sorry for them. Being close-minded must suck, I can find things to love in communities ranging from tiny to little to mid-sized to large.

 

[The Tradition]

Anti-urban folks are generally small-minded and afraid. Note, I am not saying that about people who choose to live in the country or suburbs ---- lots of good, legit reasons to do so. But those who live there AND always feel it necessary to talk about "Chicago people" or tell us why no one should ever want to live in NYC or SF or LA --- those are the small-minded, scared folks. I do actually feel sorry for them. Being close-minded must suck, I can find things to love in communities ranging from tiny to little to mid-sized to large.

I've lived in Miami. It sucked. Just STFU.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Honestly, I have no idea what it’s like to think like that.

I’ve lived in Chicago, LA, SF, Oakland, NYC, and never once had a thought like that.

What’s weird is the latent racism in your post. By “unique” I’m guessing you are imagining “non-white”. I hardly feel this is a stretch. Which then loads your comment with the implication that “non-white culture” is, naturally somehow, deserving of greater fear, that it is, naturally somehow more violent.

Never mind that there’s plenty of violence to be found in rural America.

Seriously, TraTrad

Your post made me think of Kenny powers:


"I thought the Blacks in Baltimore* were bad, but, i gotta tell ya, they are nothing compared to these fags you have in San Francisco*".

 

[torbee]

I've lived in Miami. It sucked. Just STFU.

I am 100% certain it sucked for you. The reasons are self-evident based on your personality.

 

[jamesvanderwulf]

 

[tumorboy]

Where do we sign up?

 

[The Tradition]

I am 100% certain it sucked for you. The reasons are self-evident based on your personality.

No, people were getting killed daily.

Sort of like in Chicago.

 

[torbee]

No, people were getting killed daily.

Sort of like in Chicago.

WHAT! People get killed every day in a metropolitan area of 6 million people!?

Dude, that is NUTS!

 

[tumorboy]

Anti-urban folks are generally small-minded and afraid. Note, I am not saying that about people who choose to live in the country or suburbs ---- lots of good, legit reasons to do so. But those who live there AND always feel it necessary to talk about "Chicago people" or tell us why no one should ever want to live in NYC or SF or LA --- those are the small-minded, scared folks. I do actually feel sorry for them. Being close-minded must suck, I can find things to love in communities ranging from tiny to little to mid-sized to large.

Generally speaking people are people. Just more opportunities to run into bad ones in cities. Also more opportunities to run into good ones in cities.

 

[tumorboy]

WHAT! People get killed every day in a metropolitan area of 6 million people!?

Dude, that is NUTS!

Next he'll tell us more people die in car wrecks in cities than small towns. Or more people die of heart attacks in cities as well.

 

[torbee]

Next he'll tell us more people die in car wrecks in cities than small towns. Or more people die of heart attacks in cities as well.

CITIES ARE HELLSCAPES OF DEATH AND VIOLENCE AND WEIRD CULTURES!

 

[Ignored]

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Really wish capsule hotels had taken off here. GD Microtel and their false advertising.

 

[tumorboy]

CITIES ARE HELLSCAPES OF DEATH AND VIOLENCE AND WEIRD CULTURES!

Have u ever visited Pella during Tulip time?

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Have u ever visited Pella during Tulip time?

THOSE GD DUTCH