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pocketdare t1_j6iixc8 wrote

Whoa - as a NYC transplant I just want to point out that some people move down here for other reasons. I have a mother who is getting on in years that I wanted to be closer to. And many of us NYC transplants haven't always lived in NYC so we can appreciate the differences between a huge city and a cool smaller city (there are pros and cons) without exclusively harping on the cons.

I mean, I absolutely appreciate the low cost of living, being able to get anywhere in the city in 30 minutes, being able to join a Y and swim for $50 a month, being able to walk into a Walmart and buy whatever I want and then getting lost, being able to access a super-cool river right in the city center, etc. I also feel like there are just as many breweries and some great restaurant options here as well.

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LowLifeHighJinx t1_j6ihwsn wrote

This is a problem with any urban campus. You say, "Tons of people's commutes run straight through campus". and that is true, but it is more accurate to say that the city, and it's commuters, were around before the "campus" such as it is. The school has expanded greatly by buying whole city blocks, but they are still city blocks. When we think of other large state schools, there aren't any pedestrian deaths. GMU has a discreet campus, separate from the town. VPI, separate campus from Blacksburg. VSU, VMI, JMU... all have campuses that are not simply in whatever building the school can purchase. So, while it is fair to say that people drive through campus, it is equally fair to say students are running through public streets.

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pocketdare t1_j6ihsug wrote

I'm assuming that you have more people in this sub in the "renting" stage of their lives than the investment / landlord stage of their lives. So naturally they'll be hostile to any argument like this because they don't anticipate what it will be like when they're actively looking for ways to grow their wealth for retirement. I'm with you 100% and many of them will be in 20 years ... but not today :)

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