Re:Have the Boomers Pinched Their Children's Futures? [video]
by jen20 on Monday January 22, 2024 @08:57AM
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The article is about England, not San Francisco and the assumptions do not hold about internet, school
quality, rural areas being undesirable or much else really…
Re:Have the Boomers Pinched Their Children's Futures? [video]
by aantix on Monday January 22, 2024 @10:32AM
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Starlink changes everything about Internet access.
“Undesirable” - living in an area with a great home at reasonable price with beautiful views vs paying rent maybe forever or living with parents indefinitely?
Which feels the most painful?
Eventually when you can’t afford something, you find a new set of trade offs or build it from the ground up.
Re:Have the Boomers Pinched Their Children's Futures? [video]
by jen20 on Monday January 22, 2024 @11:21AM
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The point you're missing here is that in England (which the article is about), living in "the countryside" is not cheaper than living in a city in many cases, other than London - it's been more desirable to live in rural areas for a long time for a lot of people. It's practically a rite of passage for young professionals starting families to moving out of London to a village in the Cotswolds or Mendips.
Starlink doesn't really change much in England either, where reasonable rural internet access has been prioritised for a long time. Perhaps it makes Scottish islands more accessible though.
Politics change as the people do. You have the opportunity to build the community you want. And own a home at very reasonable price, leaving money for so many more experiences.
And some of the “desirable” cities, their public schools are arguably worse than any small school, rural experience. SF public schools have an atrocious reputation.