Eastern ID growth slowing?

[mistyriver]

Originally Posted by banjomike

We are in the beginnings of a great cultural shift that's a great change from the 20th century's way of doing things.

The youngest generations of Americans, some now who were born at the turn of the century, no longer want the same kind of life their parents had, and no longer want the same things their parents aspired to own.

A McMansion home in a suburb is high on their list of undesirables. These kids hated the social isolation of late 20th-century suburbia. They also hate the life that is car-centered, the sprawl, the dependence on oil, and many other things those who are older take for granted.

Quite a few want exactly what you wanted; to return to the land, learn how to farm, and discover new ways of living that don't involve work cubicles, commuting, and a life of isolation indoors.

So- maybe your timing was perfect, and you'll never see those sprawling suburbs you despised so much again.

After spending the first ten years of my life in an idyllic small town in PA, I grew up in those sprawling suburbs up and down the east coast. I loathe them and subdivisions. I can live in a city, and I have..in downtown Boston or little Spokane, WA. Or I can live in the country, but no more suburbs for me. I hate them.
And my daughters feel the same way.
And they hate soulless McMansions too.