In the age of the internet local doesn't matter anymore. I'm now part of a community that spans the globe.

This is completely untrue. You still live next a community and their politics effect you in ways they don’t people living hundreds of miles away. The problem is the internet convinces people they are apart of a global community and it’s all that matters. We need ways for communities to connect with each other that are modern and up to date other than following a local Facebook page.

>and their politics effect you in ways they don’t people living hundreds of miles away

They don't effect me very much because the government mainly effects the real world and not the internet world.

What? I’m saying the local government does effect you in every way while it doesn’t effect people in your online community

High housing prices (and resultant inequality and homelessness) is one example of a big problem that is caused primarily by local politics. There are no nationwide or statewide laws preventing the construction of sufficient housing to meet demand -- this is all city-level zoning problems caused by local NIMBYs.

If I buy a house I don't have to worry about housing costs.

Only if you don't give a shit about anyone else.

Yeah tell that to the mob when they block roads out of your town and come knocking to raid your house

Why would they do that though? As long as I have internet I don't need roads.