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>Rural kids are put into situations where they are expected to rely fully on themselves, with life-or-death consequences, from a young age.

come to the city, farm boy, and we'll give you a corner you can sling the brown from and we see how you do. we find something fo yo daughters to do too*

*i have absolutely no street smarts, country or city, but I do watch Law & Order and know how to pound a nail and know what to grease the maitre d' to get into the hottest restaurants in town. and beyond that i got friends, some of these guys know people who know people, just sayin

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Ah yes, encouraging people into shitty situations, the hallmarks of city life.

His tone I did not like either, but his point was that city life is not without mortal dangers either, which I think is fair.

Perhaps one difference is that it seems to be considered good/normal parenting to expose your farm kids to mortal dangers, but it's definitely not considered good parenting to expose your city kids to mortal dangers (despite the city having no lack of mortal dangers).

Rural dangers are (usually) environmental/natural.

Urban dangers are other person.

A kid gets hurt hiking, "They were unlucky."

A kid on a scooter gets hit by a car, "Why weren't the parents watching?"

Rural values independence, Urban collectivism.

In the Urban situation you can emphasize with both kid and driver.


I believe in the country, one chooses the dangers and has some control. In the city, the danger is mostly out of control.

Poe's Law whoosh

DeMyer's Law, superwoosh



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