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1. Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 22:30:16 JST Thorwegian ❄️

   i grew up in the middle of nowhere, just north of the Arctic circle.

   sometimes, people come from afar to seek out the middle of nowhere. often it's people like priests, artists or writers, or others who want to "get away from it all" and are seeking some higher purpose.

   having gone in the opposite direction and getting a bit older now, those people are making a little more sense to me.

   they're looking for a mystery that doesn't exist though. small towns aren't magical. they have their problems too. there's a reason people leave them.

   • Useless Idiot 🇳🇱 🥀⌛ (useless_idiot@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 22:30:10 JST Useless Idiot 🇳🇱 🥀⌛

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     Yeah, it's a worldwide phenomenon. Cities get bigger and start to sprawl, while the countryside empties out.

     https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/18/japan/society/exploring-the-eerie-beauty-of-japans-abandoned-villages/

   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 22:30:10 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     @useless_idiot @thor when I was a kid I lived in a small town. The TV told me cities were better and I believed it. I lived in cities for a while. I think a lot of people invest so much time and energy in fitting into a city and they get to a point where they kind of trapped. I escaped and I'll never go back (maybe just to visit but never to live).
   • Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 22:30:11 JST Thorwegian ❄️

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     @useless_idiot this is what a lot of people who move south for career reasons do. they go there to relax and meet family.

   • Useless Idiot 🇳🇱 🥀⌛ (useless_idiot@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 22:30:12 JST Useless Idiot 🇳🇱 🥀⌛

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     Sounds lovely...as long as you have an apartment in the city as well.

   • Useless Idiot 🇳🇱 🥀⌛ (useless_idiot@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 22:30:13 JST Useless Idiot 🇳🇱 🥀⌛

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     How is it to live so far north? Do you spend most time inside during winter, or are you trying to enjoy nature? Are there forests around your village, or only tundra? Are the streets full of people every evening in summer?

   • Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 22:30:13 JST Thorwegian ❄️

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     @useless_idiot during the dark months around Christmas, people generally spend a lot of time inside, since there isn't much daylight to do things outside. as it gets closer to spring, people do things like snowmobiling and skiing. in the summers, they go hiking and boating and picking berries and eggs. there is plenty of forest in the lowland areas near the sea but gets more tundra-like when you go inland. the towns in my particular area are post-war and largely car-centred but there are people out and about in the market square in the summertime, when the weather permits.

   • Thorwegian ❄️ (thor@berserker.town)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 22:30:15 JST Thorwegian ❄️

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     yes, you can find a simpler and calmer existence in a small town. but let me tell you, it's real easy to get bored.

     your quest for deeper meaning isn't shared by the townsfolk, and they won't have any answers for you.

     the priests who come to my home town up north usually only stay for a few years. they're used to bigger parishes and it isn't a very stimulating environment for them.

   • Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think: (thatguyoverthere@shitposter.club)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 22:47:07 JST Disinformation Purveyor :verified_think:

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     @useless_idiot @thor I think there are conveniences in the city that don't exist elsewhere. When immediate needs arise, convenient ways to satisfy those needs feel "good", but I wonder if the lack of convenience doesn't force more creativity and generally improve problem solving skills. Also the truth about many of those conveniences is that they depend heavily on imported resources, and in a disaster they may not be available. Being used to having to find less convenient solutions could be the difference between life and death.
     
     I know urbanization is nothing new, but I think that at least in the modern age of the internet, city life can be incredibly lonely. When I was in my teens and early 20s I could meet people on public transit because there really wasn't much to do but listen to music, read, or talk to people. These days if you get on a bus everyone's face is glued to a screen and any attempts to approach a stranger are met with distrust, impatience, and hostility. Contrary to this, in my town (technically a city but smol) most people are actually quite friendly to strangers.
   • Useless Idiot 🇳🇱 🥀⌛ (useless_idiot@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 22:47:08 JST Useless Idiot 🇳🇱 🥀⌛

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     @thatguyoverthere @thor

     I am always living on the edge: Sometimes working on a farm or such, sometimes in an office in the city.

     Both are good and bad. But the process of urbanization is literally thousands of years old.

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   • pyrate : sleigh captain (pyrate@nicecrew.digital)'s status on Monday, 28-Aug-2023 22:47:27 JST pyrate : sleigh captain

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     • Useless Idiot 🇳🇱 🥀⌛
     @thatguyoverthere @thor @useless_idiot I was raised in the metro and seek an escape.
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