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Re:A growing number of young Americans are leaving desk jobs... by roadnottaken on Friday November 24, 2017 @08:24PM (#15773925)
Good points, but I totally disagree about the suburbs. We live on a quiet cul de sac in a very suburban neighborhood. We’re 20 minutes from mountains, trails, beach, schools, stores, and work. It’s safe and friendly and our kids play with other kids in the street every day. Seems like a pretty sweet compromise to me, but YMMV.
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Re:A growing number of young Americans are leaving desk jobs... by tspike on Friday November 24, 2017 @09:03PM (#15774042)
To each his own. To me, the utter dependence on automobiles, the blatantly wasteful lifestyle and the oppression of HOAs feels claustrophobic, dissonant and excessive. I feel depressed when I have to battle traffic to get access to nature.
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Re:A growing number of young Americans are leaving desk jobs... by michaelbuckbee on Sunday November 26, 2017 @10:07AM (#15781163)
Something I never considered when I was younger was how much these things are a spectrum and that there is no bright dividing line between many of these choices.

As an example: I'm living in what's definitely the suburbs (VA Beach), but within easy walking distance of the local coffee shop, groceries, my kids school, etc.

We don't have an HOA, but know a lot of our neighbors. I have a car, but don't use it much b/c of both location and that I work from home.

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Re:A growing number of young Americans are leaving desk jobs... by d10r on Monday November 27, 2017 @12:50AM (#15785150)
What is HOA?
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Re:A growing number of young Americans are leaving desk jobs... by TheSpiceIsLife on Monday November 27, 2017 @04:49AM (#15786093)
I believe in this context it means Home Owners Association[1].

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeowner_association

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Re:A growing number of young Americans are leaving desk jobs... by aplummer on Saturday November 25, 2017 @01:10AM (#15774671)
It can vary a lot, town planning goes from meticulously fine tuned for successful community, to max number of houses and fewer services for property developer profit.
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Re:A growing number of young Americans are leaving desk jobs... by tebura on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @07:53AM (#15796754)
hay buddy, which suburb you live ?
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