why do people move to big cities like new york?

submitted by DragonLover from (self.AskSaidIt)

employees make more, but rent is maybe equally high. ... crime, spread of disease, stressful traffic, and having too many neighbors to possibly befriend even one third of them, seem likely in crowded cities ... are the positive potential employment opportunities, fun night life, and urban conveniences, enough to make up for all of that?

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[–]Chipit 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

M O N E Y

That's it. Yes, it makes up for the rent and such. Plus, there are people out there who don't like trees, grass, blue skies, etc.

They also very much like thinking of themselves as better than everyone else. There is a certain kind of person who loves saying, "I'm from New York" as it allows her to look down on others. She loves this more than anything else in life.

[–]DragonLover[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Money. Prestige. Being "on top" of life. ... Makes sense. Thanks.

[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I think it's also just any job is available there. It's not so much the wage is better, but more that there's a higher guarantee of finding a job at all, because there's so many more jobs in the area.

I think for 70% of people, that's the main reason they live in or near a city.

[–]macadoum 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I like to live in big cities. Small cities are stressfully to me. You can the same peoples day after day. And if you don't like them ?

[–]DragonLover[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Are small cities stressful in your case, or just not exciting enough? ... If small cities stress you out, can you articulate how it stresses you out; even though there is more space, more green landscape, less traffic, less loud noise?

[–]m68k 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Because people have no idea until they learn the hard way.