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!
This has little if anything to do with being in a city, and more to do with how expensive a person’s tastes are.
Making fun for oneself is easy if need are simple. I enjoy a walk with another human because I’d rather do that than go to a shitty steakhouse. I’ll make art on a Saturday afternoon, or cook. There’s always free events of all kinds just check the local promotion groups. Lots of local socializing and board game groups. Bird watching. Bike rides are effectively free, so is going for a picnic in an area you haven’t been to.
Grab a ball and go to the park. Get some unsalted sunflower seeds at the dollar store and feed the chickadees. Hit the local Ultimate pick-up game. Go to a bar and *gasp* don’t drink and just enjoy the live music. Hell if $20 is in the inventory, go to the pinball arcade for 2 hours.
You can have fun for $10K and you can have fun for $0, it’s up to you.