People should just live where they want to live. If you like a city like Portland, it is not up to me to try to understand. It seems like a festering shithole to me, but fresh air and open spaces are not for everyone.
Same with living in a tiny apartment; I have way too many interests that require equipment; I would need three of those apartments just to store my stuff. But some people are happy playing on their smart phone all day.
It is the same with people you like. I tend to get along with farmers and rural folk - people most Americans would call "rednecks". I do not tend to get along well with people who try to tell me how to live - people most Americans would call "progressives".
Suck.
My.
Dick.
Lol. To me rural, red neck.....regular people. Progressives HATE rural people. They dont like to live and let live, either.
The saddest part is how progressives will say things about how shitty being in the city really is. They point out everyone is angry/shitty. Mean. They say the see racism. Its stress. Trafficky.
But then they still slam the rural, the regular ass people who intentionally stay away from these progressive states or areas.
I guess many Californians moved to Idaho and the Idaho natives HATE it. They say the Californians are rude, they litter, they are sanctimonious and have an attitude like "okay we have arrived and we know how to run shit" and it's really pissing off the natives who do not want their state turned into CA.
I cannot imagine going somewhere and shitting on the way of life the people have fostered in their towns. And its heavily ironic because they always bitch about "colonizers"......but have no problem infesting other states with high costs, high taxes and high crime. All while expecting their asses kissed.