I&#x27;d just let to echo this.  I personally grew up in one of these homogeneous, suburban environments and I feel like I acquired the meaningful life experiences that I truly needed much later than others who grew up in more urban environments.  IMO, the &quot;danger&quot; of city life is incredibly overblown.  I actually know far more people struggling with drug addiction in the suburbs where I grew up than in the city where I now live.