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!

  • taiyang@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    I’m surprised I don’t see people adding the beach to list of free activities, in LA that’s a great option as well as a ton of hiking options. I grew up poor here so I’m quite used to all the random things you can do (my favorite might be Getty Villa, a rich guy made that free forever and you can look at really cool artifacts).

    Also there are cheap eats in the city if you know where to look, although even my 7 dollar burritos are up to 12 post-Trump. Still cheaper, though. Don’t judge a huge place like LA by how much they charge tourists at the boardwalk or something.

    Edit: oh and shit like Pie Fest. Our local NPR affiliate hosts and promotes a ton of really neat and often free activities. (They just started their fall drive)

    Edit 2: oh and being a live studio audience is free. Probably true in NYC too.

    • doingthestuff@lemy.lolEnglish
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      25 days ago

      The beach is a full days drive or a half day on a plane away for a lot of cities. I haven’t lived near the beach in 30 years.