Re:Miss a payment? Good luck moving that car (2014)
by ghaff on Saturday April 03, 2021 @05:18PM
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I'd just add that Boston also just doesn't have a car-free culture like Manhattan in particular has.
So even if you're a middle-class/upper-middle-class tech worker who wants to live in the city:
1.) Many of the tech jobs are in the suburbs and you mostly need a car to get to them. (There are today more jobs in the city again but many aren't.)
2.) Many of your friends probably live in transit unfriendly suburbs so you'll probably find it hard to get together with them unless they come in to meet you.
Of course, people adapt to what is easier for them and just behave accordingly.
So even if you're a middle-class/upper-middle-class tech worker who wants to live in the city:
1.) Many of the tech jobs are in the suburbs and you mostly need a car to get to them. (There are today more jobs in the city again but many aren't.)
2.) Many of your friends probably live in transit unfriendly suburbs so you'll probably find it hard to get together with them unless they come in to meet you.
Of course, people adapt to what is easier for them and just behave accordingly.