• arin@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      Small town would be homeless in a large city, that’s why they are in the town.

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      5 days ago

      Never been around small towns? The selection pressure is immense.

      My camp is outside a town of 900 souls. Observe the people going in and out the local grocery/convenience store vs. the people at a Circle K in the city. Night and day.

      In a large population, you can be fat, plain, unstylish, whatever, still find a mate. Of course that doesn’t account for “the best of the best”, but seems to me “average” is quite a bit higher in rural areas, even given the lower income.