Any time I go to a large city im exhausted by being charged for doing anything. How do people have fun if theyre poor(the neat part, you dont, probably). And to make it worse many of them probably have a 1 bedroom apartment so its not like you can sit in there all day long (at least i cant).

I realize im still spending money by being in my house out of town, but still, at least things I buy are owned by me, and im not paying someone else every time I want to do anything. If I want to stay at home all day I have tons of stuff to occupy my mind without going nuts.

I figure 98% of lemmy users live in big cities so id like to hear this perspective!

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
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    6 hours ago

    Other people already gave most of the answers, but

    Parks. Go for a walk. Play a game with folks (Frisbee, soccer, whatever). Ride a bike. Read.

    Meetups. I go to a tabletop RPG one. That’s not unique to cities, but I can walk to this one and there are probably more people attending than you’d find in a less populous area. I also used to go to a basic neighborhood hangout one. There are many others.

    The library is free. Many books and other media to enjoy.

    This city has beaches. It’s $3 for the subway ride there , or if I was really broke I could ride a bike.

    There are free museums. I don’t go that often but they’re interesting.

    But also

    And to make it worse many of them probably have a 1 bedroom apartment so its not like you can sit in there all day long (at least i cant).

    I realize im still spending money by being in my house out of town, but still, at least things I buy are owned by me, and im not paying someone else every time I want to do anything. If I want to stay at home all day I have tons of stuff to occupy my mind without going nuts.

    I don’t think I accept this premise. I stay home in my one bedroom without any more trouble than when I lived in the suburbs. A computer full of games doesn’t need a lot of rooms. I have plenty of entertainment here. I don’t see what’s stifling about a one bedroom. Maybe a tiny studio I could see. But even so, when I lived in a whole house it’s not like I went skipping from room to room.