No City for Poor Men

[gejohnston]

4. I always thought of suburbs as the worst of both worlds

Advantages of living in the country: see stars, have horses and crops, set up backyard range. Disadvantages being having to drive to cultural activities and no mass transit, and long wait for AAA to send tow truck and distance to mechanic.
Advantages of city: know the neighbors, reasonable zoning codes that allow front yard flower beds and veggies, don't always need a car. Disadvantages: nothing country has above, although there might be a decent indoor range.
None of those exist with suburbs. Have to drive everywhere (if public transit exists, it sucks) can't see the stars at night, front lawns are mandatory, bullshit zoning ordinances that prevent any kind of walkablity. Oh, then there are the HOAs that make Military Family Housing look down right libertarian.
Suburbs seem depressingly sterile to me.