Seconeded raising a BS flag for this. Did you intentionally post ragebait? There is FAR more variety in cities; whether it be people, culture, food, art, entertainment, whatever…and there is often a distinct anti-conformist attitude.

Smaller towns are notoriously more conformist and less accepting of anyone not fitting the mold.

That said, people should leave cities and understand the world outside of them and visit nature that isn’t a manicured and maintained city park, and vice versa for small town people - they should get a shot of culture and variety in a city.

What? This is nonsense. I’ve lived in a city for 12 years, I love it and would never want to live anywhere else. I work in a factory that is closer to suburbs and more rural areas, it’s where almost all my coworkers are from. They’re way more in tune with “conforming” to the typical get married, start a family, keep up with the Joneses lifestyle. They mostly like to talk about lawn upkeep and golfing lol.

The city has a vibrant art and music scene, so many places to eat from plenty of different cultures and cuisines, the ability to walk or bike or take public transit and do whatever you want to do. To be able to go out at night to bars, clubs, underground DIY music venues, socialize, etc.

A lot of my coworkers’ daily lives center around their kids’ schedule, maybe going out to a chain restaurant once in a while, living in very car-centric and pretty boring (to me) places. The countryside has its perks, and I love being out in nature, but the city has so much more to offer. Different strokes for different folks

it intensifies the urge to conform

I feel like that’s much more of a problem in suburban areas, not in real cities.