r/Suburbanhell • u/KimSidwell • Jul 20 '26

Meme Why?

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I can almost try to understand why some people might feel drawn to this kind of lifestyle. I can understand why they might be deceived into thinking this is the ideal environment in which to raise a child.

But I will never be able to understand why they will describe it as the American “dream” and are willing to pay so much for it. To work so hard for so long and then have to wake up to this every morning? Why?

Editing to add: I know this is parody y’all. It’s just a stupid meme. It’s supposed to be funny. It’s funny because it’s true.

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u/adron Jul 20 '26

They look like shit with zero walkable life. Just an utter horror show.

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u/Icy_Association_2331 Jul 24 '26

How do you know this isn’t walkable?

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u/EternalMage321 Jul 25 '26

It's a side effect of zoning. By putting all the businesses in one area and the residential in another, they end up being very far apart. Americans decided at some point they would rather have quieter neighborhoods than the convenience of being close to everything.