OK, you&#x27;re right. Riding smelly buses that run behind schedule and only stop within walking distance of an infinitesimal portion of the places I might want to visit is &quot;objectively better&quot; than getting in a late-model luxury car and going wherever I want whenever I want...<p>Dude, do you still not see it? I made a point, not about city living, but about city dwellers, and you appeared out of the blue, to illustrate my point in one post after another. If anyone is reading this thread, they probably think you&#x27;re a sock puppet created by me. You illustrate my point <i>perfectly</i>.<p>And you also remind me that the city dwellers I&#x27;ve encountered, who obsess about convincing others that their lifestyle is superior, seem to really be trying to convince <i>themselves</i> of that more than anyone else.<p>So, if you makes you feel better, I&#x27;ll admit that I&#x27;m jealous that I don&#x27;t get to ride smelly buses or crowded trains every day, while being on guard against pickpockets, and live without a car because I &quot;don&#x27;t need&quot; one. It&#x27;s soul-crushing that my kids can play in any backyard in the neighborhood without me worrying about junkies or mentally ill homeless people lurking nearby.